People are going crazy about the so-called privacy concerns. They are upfront about what they are taking, and the even give you the option to opt out of all of them from the very beginning rather than going out and searching for them. Nobody at MS cares that you are torrenting your anime. Take off your tin foil hat.
I mean sure, I'm not saying give up all of your info. There were a few options I turned off because I felt no need to give it out freely in the same vain as I don't like people looking over my shoulder when I'm browsing harmless things on facebook or youtube. I'm just saying that MS isn't the new NSA. They are collecting info to improve their systems cause that makes them more money.
If windows 10 is what scares you about data collection, then you are in a big scare when you realize the countless amount of advertisers tracking your every move all over the web. Welcome to the modern web.
The simple fact that the OS ships with a built-in key logger is worrisome. Microsoft is an american company, if the NSA orders, they can simply send a patch, hidden in another update, to activate the keylogger regardles of your settings. There's also the possibility that a vulnerability could be exploited by criminals. A compromised buil-in key logger might not be detected by anti-malware solutuions, making everyone vulnerable to data theft.
People are going crazy about the so-called privacy concerns. They are upfront about what they are taking, and the even give you the option to opt out of all of them from the very beginning rather than going out and searching for them. Nobody at MS cares that you are torrenting your anime. Take off your tin foil hat.
I mean sure, I'm not saying give up all of your info. There were a few options I turned off because I felt no need to give it out freely in the same vain as I don't like people looking over my shoulder when I'm browsing harmless things on facebook or youtube. I'm just saying that MS isn't the new NSA. They are collecting info to improve their systems cause that makes them more money.
If windows 10 is what scares you about data collection, then you are in a big scare when you realize the countless amount of advertisers tracking your every move all over the web. Welcome to the modern web.
The simple fact that the OS ships with a built-in key logger is worrisome. Microsoft is an american company, if the NSA orders, they can simply send a patch, hidden in another update, to activate the keylogger regardles of your settings. There's also the possibility that a vulnerability could be exploited by criminals. A compromised buil-in key logger might not be detected by anti-malware solutuions, making everyone vulnerable to data theft.