Is My Privacy Being Compromised?

f14tomcat said:

That I'll agree with. Wait for Windows 11, it'll be the Home version of Azure. A monitor, KB, mouse and some modem/router/thin client gizmo. Then your only privacy will be a dark closet.

Well, that depends... Not to mention that sooner of later you'll need to come out of the closet anyway...

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z3r010 said:

I doubt it as it's utter bollocks.

While I agree that it is bollocks...

One cannot have privacy without security.

In today's world of surveillance capitalism your data is the product. You have no way for escaping this data collection; all companies from Apple to Yahoo and anything between do this weather you want it or not. MS is no exception, it was just a bit late to the "party".

The question is, just how secure your system is when all of your data can be vacuumed up?

f14tomcat said:

99% of what I said was very tongue-in-cheek............

Wow! What a cool discussion.

Access Denied said:

Privacy in Windows 10 is but a small discussion. If you own a cellphone, there should be your major worry. GPS? yep. Google Assistant, Siri? yep. The list goes on and on.

In my opinion, unless you are doing something illegal, why even bother worrying about it. The entire world is after information on everyone. I am more of the lot which would say, just pay me and you can video record my every day movements..... I don't care lol.

At least on iPhone, I can disable GPS, Siri, iCloud, most of the telemetry, etc. By default, when you install/activate an iPhone, iOS will ask if you'd want to enable telemetry, more like when you install Windows 10. Except Windows requires the minimum telemetry, that cannot be disabled at installation time and it's not easy afterward either, if it's possible at all.

While I don't believe that "What happens on the iPhone, stays on the iPhone", one can get pretty close to it. And I do...

Even if I don't do anything illegal, I am in the lot which would say, just leave me the @#$% alone...

PS: Yes, I am aware that cellular connection can be disabled as well, but that would make the iPhone a useless, expensive paperweight.

msalton1 said:

I know there are those who scoff at the idea of Win 10's baked-in invasive privacy issues/data collection, but I wonder if they've considered how MS plans to profit from an OS they give away. And not only give away, but maintain and update for years to come, all absolutely "free". IMO, the user is paying for Win 10. And, since it's not monetary payment...

Windows 10 is not free. Most people buy it with a new computer, and some from the Store for $139 or $200: Buy Windows 10

And telemetry is not theft.

For goodness sake...,
If you're a decent, upstanding, law abiding citizen, what the hell are you worrying about trivial privacy issues for?
Basically, nobody really gives a sh*t who you are, where you are, what you're doing or what color underwear you're wearin anyway!