I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
jonathan.porta.codes
I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
1–10 of 596 posts
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#2This goes along with the news that Windows 10 backs up your drive encryption key by default, and that Microsoft can use it to decrypt your data. In "good faith", of course.
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#3Of course you did. Large companies have no vested interest in building systems that do the "right thing" for you as defined by tech types like us who are arguably more sensitive on this subject than most people.
They are building services that take your information and try to do something interesting enough with it to make it worthwhile...and why is it on by default? Because they want to make money off of the new features and deep integration with your information.
This isn't news. But it certainly may be another excuse to have the exact same conversation that nothing will come from.
Never mind that data generated and collected from cell phone usage will always make the privacy impinging features of your laptop look tame in comparison.
Never mind that the only way to stop companies from doing this is through the political processes that everyone seems to have written off.
EDIT: Downvoting because someone disagrees with the principal argument of the post is lame. Cheers.
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#4This is why i think Tim Cook is genius for marketing Apple as the anti "We sell all your data and spy on you" companies.
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#5This goes along with the news that Windows 10 backs up your drive encryption key by default, and that Microsoft can use it to decrypt your data. In "good faith", of course.
That's a new one on me.
Bitlocker keys can be backed up to onedrive if you want, but you can also store them in a TPM or a smartcard (physical or virtual).
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#6The idea of an operating system integrating with services like that still bothers me even though it is done in Mac OS X and Ubuntu.
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#7I don't intend on leaving any of these on when I install Windows 10 but some of these seem to correspond directly with the whole "Cortana as personal assistant" thing. And there is whole separate system for controlling what Cortana knows about you.
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#8Okay. Good to know. So, when
I decide to upgrade from Windows
XP, I will install the legal DVD
I have of Windows 7 and stay with
that for years!
No Windows 8, 10, etc. for me until Microsoft makes some fantastically strong and solid statements about compatibility with old software, security, and privacy.
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#9Of course you did. Large companies have no vested interest in building systems that do the "right thing" for you as defined by tech types like us who are arguably more sensitive on this subject than most people. They are building services that take your information and try to do something interesting enough with it to make it worthwhile...and why is it on by default? Because they want to make money off of the new fea…
> and why is it on by default?
Because Cortana would be useless without it and that's a big user-facing feature of Windows 10.
Re: I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
#10The idea of an operating system integrating with services like that still bothers me even though it is done in Mac OS X and Ubuntu.
I use a local account on Windows 8 (which is pretty much configured to run like Windows 7) but that completely keeps me from being able to use the Windows Store and therefore any of those universal apps.
I'm sure if I choose the same option in Windows 10 a large part of the OS will be completely closed off.