Windows 10 Fall Creators Update shaking up privacy settings some more
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[url]https://arstechnica.com/?p=1165197[/url]
If this means that w10 Enterprise can actually be kept from calling home [U]at all[/U] then I might actually consider switching to it.
Until then, no I will continue to dig me heels in and fight every time it tries to get me to upgrade.
Even with these extra privacy settings, Windows still receives telemetry from your PC without the ability to turn all of it off. For those interested in having the most privacy, download [url=https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/]Spybot Anti-Beacon[/url] and you can disable whatever you want.
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;52677426]If this means that w10 Enterprise can actually be kept from calling home [U]at all[/U] then I might actually consider switching to it.
Until then, no I will continue to dig me heels in and fight every time it tries to get me to upgrade.[/QUOTE]
have fun with ransomware and late security updates
I'm fine with updates but I don't like how shady Microsoft has been lately, especially when updates are resetting settings and not listening to stuff set in group policies.
We still don't know what Microsoft is collecting do we?
[QUOTE=EddieLTU;52677495]have fun with ransomware and late security updates[/QUOTE]
Both are things I've happily managed without windows 10.
Give me a compelling reason to upgrade and I'll think about it, until then I'd appreciate not being guilt-shamed by not wanting god-knows-what sent to microsoft without any ability to actually limit it.
[editline]asdfasdf[/editline]
Eh let me clarify. Give me a compelling reason to overlook the gross privacy concerns and I'll think about it. There are plenty of neat as shit things I'd love to play with that are only in W10, but I can't overlook the fact that they completely remove the ability to truly control my own damn computer in the name of "convenience" and "making your windows experience better"
[QUOTE=EddieLTU;52677495]have fun with ransomware and late security updates[/QUOTE]
This is really retarded logic. In the past you never had to be forced into this telemetry garbage in order to simply update your OS. You shouldn't have to compromise and let it happen when you disagree with it just so you can update your OS now. It is [I]my[/I] computer. Not Microsoft's. If I don't want to send god knows what data to them then I should have that option. Most people aren't going to give enough of a shit to bother opting out so they'd still get plenty of the data they want without inconveniencing those that don't want to share their data if they just let us actually disable it all.
[QUOTE=EddieLTU;52677495]have fun with ransomware and late security updates[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure malwarebytes pro does a better job of protecting against ransomware than Windows update.
[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;52677579]I'm fine with updates but I don't like how shady Microsoft has been lately, especially when updates are resetting settings and not listening to stuff set in group policies.
We still don't know what Microsoft is collecting do we?[/QUOTE]
The resetting settings thing was a bug and they said they fixed it.
If you still have the issue, you should report it too them
[QUOTE=gk99;52678283]Pretty sure malwarebytes pro does a better job of protecting against ransomware than Windows update.[/QUOTE]
Malwarebytes can't close security holes in windows, if you don't patch you're vulnerable to remote exploits and your computer is already compromised. Botnets have the ability to scan literally the entire publicly available internet and remotely infect a compromised system
Back when XP was still supported, you literally could not patch unpatched XP faster than it would become infected
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;52677993]Both are things I've happily managed without windows 10.
Give me a compelling reason to upgrade and I'll think about it, until then I'd appreciate not being guilt-shamed by not wanting god-knows-what sent to microsoft without any ability to actually limit it.
[editline]asdfasdf[/editline]
Eh let me clarify. Give me a compelling reason to overlook the gross privacy concerns and I'll think about it. There are plenty of neat as shit things I'd love to play with that are only in W10, but I can't overlook the fact that they completely remove the ability to truly control my own damn computer in the name of "convenience" and "making your windows experience better"[/QUOTE]
If you're on windows 7 the updates were backported to you, so 10/7 are the same
If you're running unpatched windows 7 then you are part of the massive botnet problem that's currently causing a huge strain on the infrastructure of the internet
[QUOTE=Icedshot;52678321]Malwarebytes can't close security holes in windows, if you don't patch you're vulnerable to remote exploits and your computer is already compromised. Botnets have the ability to scan literally the entire publicly available internet and remotely infect a compromised system
Back when XP was still supported, you literally could not patch unpatched XP faster than it would become infected
If you're on windows 7 the updates were backported to you, so 10/7 are the same
If you're running unpatched windows 7 then you are part of the massive botnet problem that's currently causing a huge strain on the infrastructure of the internet[/QUOTE]
Microsoft should respect the users desire for personal freedom if they didn't want unpatched computers running.
Buuut they don't so blood is also on their hands now.
[QUOTE=Icedshot;52678321]If you're running unpatched windows 7 then you are part of the massive botnet problem that's currently causing a huge strain on the infrastructure of the internet[/QUOTE]
Maybe Microsoft should quit deterring people from updating/upgrading by invading their privacy more than they're comfortable with then?
[QUOTE=da space core;52678298]The resetting settings thing was a bug and they said they fixed it.
If you still have the issue, you should report it too them[/QUOTE]
It's happened consistently with [I]every[/I] update. Even the small "bugfix only" ones.
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