Windows 10: What You Need to Know

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

The problem is that the primary function of an operating system should be to quietly organize your options and help you run the software on your computer. As recently as Windows 7,Windows did that.

Now the primary function of Windows is to try to sell you stuff. More than half the tiles on what used to be your start menu are advertising.

The secondary function of Windows 10 is data collection. It is a keylogger. It records audio from your microphone even when you are not using a program which uses the microphone. They do the same thing with your webcam. Then twice a day all that collected information is compacted, encrypted and sent to Microsoft. Equating that with information provided to insurance companies is really ludicrous. We're talking about invasion of privacy way beyond anything reasonable. Then add in the p2p style update system where your bandwidth is used to upload updates to complete strangers at your expense, the automatic login of people on various friends lists to your personal wireless network--all this adds up to an OS which no longer serves its customers. It preys upon them.

The primary business of any business is to sell you stuff. MS is a business. If anyone believes MS was making OS out of the goodness of their own hearts is sorely mistaken. OS are a item MS sells or hands out for free to promote the business. As a user one accepts all that comes with the OS.

Webcam, do not use one. I do not use one or put a piece of tap over it if the user has one.

Further, collecting of data twice a day is a lot of data. Who is fine tooth combing this information? How are you equating this to information provided to insurance companies? And what insurance companies? Health, house or auto? If it's health insurance, no one can be turned away for any reason per Obamacare.

Friends list? Auto logging in? Preying on customers?

Even this was tapped years ago: