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Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective

From Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com>
Organization Linux Professionals
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Date 2015-11-07 09:12 -0500
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Subject Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective

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On 2015-11-06 19:48:37 +0000, GreyCloud said:

> On 11/06/15 10:48, Bob Loblaw wrote:
>> On 2015-11-04 02:51:35 +0000, Kelsey Bjarnason said:
>> 
>>> I mentioned a week or three back the fun of getting Windows 10 working on
>>> my machine. While a somewhat unpleasant experience, once past it, Win10
>>> seems stable enough.
>>> 
>>> And it has a quirk, er, perk or two which I kinda like.
>> 
>> 
>> Do you like the quirk that it reports on virtually everything you do to
>> Redmond? Yes a lot can be turned off - but not all of it.
>> 
>> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/windows-10-doesnt-offer-much-privacy-by-default-heres-how-to-fix-it/ 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.newsweek.com/windows-10-recording-users-every-move-358952
>> 
>> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/31/windows-10-microsoft-faces-criticism-over-privacy-default-settings 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The deepest privacy settings can only be turned off if you purchase the
>> Enterprise version of W10.
>> 
>> It's really horrible and should be avoided at all costs.
>> 
> Which one?  The Enterprise version or the regular version?

The basic one for sure.  At least Enterprise _permits_ you to shut this 
nonsense completely off.

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Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 18:51 -0800
  Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-11-04 22:55 +0000
    Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 18:06 -0500
    Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-04 18:47 -0500
      Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 18:48 -0500
      Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-11-04 19:43 -0500
        Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 19:50 -0500
  Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-06 08:50 -0600
    Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-11-06 11:53 -0500
    Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 23:22 +0000
      Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-06 18:28 -0500
  Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-06 12:48 -0500
    Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-06 14:36 -0500
      Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-06 14:47 -0500
        Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-06 14:52 -0500
    Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 12:48 -0700
      Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-07 09:12 -0500
        Re: Windows 10 - an LGX user's perspective GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-07 13:53 -0700

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