I think many of the up or down votes apply to the day's choice rather than to its quality. If someone doesn't like what was offered that day, they vote it down. I pay much more attention to the comments than to the up/down votes.

Jeff  –  8 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+82)

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Perhaps he was using Synei System Utilities 3.05, jim.

and pressed the wrong thumb.

:)

Mike Studyform  –  8 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+47)

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The following article appeared in the September edition of WiFiHiFi magazine:

WINDOWS 10

It would take more than one article to do justice to the privacy violations in Windows 10. How-To Geek has a Web page listing 30 different ways that the new OS leaks users' data back to Microsoft. The list ends with the disclaimer that it is undoubtedly incomplete.

European Digital Rights (EDRi) points out that upon installing the 'free' Windows 10 upgrade, users agree to 45 pages of terms and conditions. These give Microsoft the right to use their personal data, directly or in conjunction with affiliates, to "personalize" user experiences and to help make ads "more relevant."

Advertising "opportunities" abound in Windows 10, including promotion of new apps in the Start Menu and Lock Screen, and sponsored responses in Cortana. Even Microsoft's Solitaire Collection now includes huge pop-up ads that cost $1.50 per month to disable.

Ads are 'personalized' by extensive collection of user data. The Cortana voice assistant keeps a database of user activities, contacts, search history, personal calendar, location data and more. This information is shared with Microsoft's new Edge browser, which in turn shares browsing history back to Cortana. Local searches initiated from the Start menu are sent to Microsoft, and return results from Bing and the Windows Store.

Continuous Web browsing analysis is performed by Microsoft "on trillions of URLs crawled in conjunction with Bing." Ostensibly, this is to improve the compatibility of Microsoft's Web browsers. A new 'telemetry' system sends diagnostic and usage data to Microsoft, and can only be disabled in the Enterprise edition of Windows 10.

Security features like Windows Defender send Microsoft "info about potential security problems/' and even samples of software that are suspected of being malicious. SmartScreen checks any application downloaded from the Internet against Microsoft's database of suspect software.

Windows 10 even creates a unique ID for each user, which can be used by app developers and advertising networks to assist in tracking and profiling.
Some of these privacy violations can be disabled, though settings are scattered in various places, including Websites outside Windows 10 itself. Permanently disabling all data collection is probably impossible. Add the new 'Windows as a Service7 approach (i.e. mandatory updates), and Microsoft has essentially turned the personal computer into a connected appliance, with users monetized by collection of their personal data.

Like Facebook, Windows 10 is 'free' because its users are not the customers -they're the product.

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Dennis Towell  –  8 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+71)

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