The only way to reliably opt out of Microsoft collecting your personal data at this point, is to opt out of the whole Microsoft experience. Everyone knows (or should know) that toggle switches are not guaranteed to do what their respective labels say they would.
I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
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#592Windows 8 suddenly turns out to be the best OS Microsoft ever made.
Friend, I humbly submit that XP was their best.
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#593Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're wrong though about it having zero factual grounding. They collect data, like everyone else, this is a fact. They state that openly in their privacy policy, they even go so far as to define what they consider personal vs non-personal information. We also know that that Siri collects and transmits a bunch of this "non-personal" information to a 3rd party for analysis. On their QuickType page they say "your conve…
> That's a lie because iMessage and your keyboard Dictionary are synced to iCloud which isn't your device. Is it opt-in or opt-out ? Because I use iCloud for Safari bookmark sync only and it never bugged me for syncing anything. Local iTunes encrypted backup is fine.
I couldn't find anything about the dictionary, admittedly I didn't look very hard, but iMessage is opt-in.
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#594Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah there should definitely be a "Hey Cortana, off the record,..." query mode. I'm a bit conflicted now. My girls are 7 & 9 and they've been using Microsoft Accounts. With the final Win10 build having all this (none of these settings worked a few months ago), it looks like I've got a lot of reading and explaining to do for them.
If you don't have any Windows-only applications keeping your younger-than-double-digit children on Windows, well then now is your chance to put them on anything-other-than-Windows. My own children are still using computers with Windows 7. They play Spore (Windows only), Sims 3 (Windows only) Minecraft (Java, so playable anywhere), Osu! (no idea, really), and a couple of other games. I have no intention of upgrading W…
Linux Mint has many usability features similar to Win 7, is free/free, and I've not had any issues with Win games ( wine / etc ) - plus they can learn command line & packages!
worth the time it takes to check it out, imo...
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#595Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#596Jeżeli chodzi o Restrykcyjność 'Microsoft' to nie jest ona obiektywna, bo rządy krajów nie powinny angażować się w śledenie swoich Obywatelii, nie jest to nic z Wolnością, chyba że dotyczy to krajów Komunistycznych, takie jak Chiny, rosja, ETC, ale Ochrona Prywatności Końcowego Użytkownika powinna być na pierwszym miejscu i tak nikt z rządów nie może zakazać produkcji Systemu Operacyjnego np: 'Windows' I promocji w danym kraju, żaden Państwo na Świecie nie jest przygotowane na inną Nowszą Technologię Systemów Komunikacyjnych jakim jest producent 'Microsoft, czy mu podległe Spółki apple, etc.. Nie ma konkurencji, chyba że 'Microsoft' jest ' Nieuczciwą Konkurenją' I pobiera pieniądze o tych krajów za milczenie, a wiemy że ta Korporacja daje żródło Systemu Służbą Ingwilacyjnym, nie jest to Fair ze strony producenta i powinno mu się Zakazać tych praktyk, w końcu Rządzi w tym przemyśle Koncowy Użytkownik...