fredvries Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Windows 10, Microsoft’s latest upgrade to its operating system comes bundled with telemetry and tracking services that are enabled by default. While the company is insisting that it was 'not spying' but simply trying to enhance the program by understanding what users do, Windows 10 is constantly collecting users’ data, sharing Wi-Fi passwords to contacts (albeit with encryption), and collects data and usage patterns exhibited by every user of Windows 10. Read more here. Quote
Administrator Tarun Posted August 16, 2015 Administrator Posted August 16, 2015 Be careful. One piece of software recommended on that site will give you malware. Quote
fredvries Posted August 17, 2015 Author Posted August 17, 2015 @Tarun: Yes, that's what I had mentioned in red in the article plus a possible 'cure' for the removal of the OpenCandy adware. Quote
Administrator Tarun Posted August 17, 2015 Administrator Posted August 17, 2015 I personally wouldn't risk it. Unfortunately people don't always read the warnings.Also, welcome back. Quite a long break you took. Quote
greenknight Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Nice to hear from you again, Fred. It's been awhile. You can improve Win 10 privacy quite a bit with the Privacy settings, which are easy to find (Start > Settings > Privacy). That won't stop MS from collecting user data, though. Quote
fredvries Posted August 20, 2015 Author Posted August 20, 2015 @greenknight. Thank you for your kind words of welcome. Yes, it has been awhile, but I've transformed myself into a thriller writer of sorts. The first, 'Lange Schaduwen' ('Long Schadows') is, of course, written in the Dutch language. See here for the cover. Currently writing the sequel, titled 'Stille Wateren' ('Silent Waters'). Quote
greenknight Posted August 21, 2015 Posted August 21, 2015 That's great, hope you sell a million copies! Quote
fredvries Posted September 11, 2015 Author Posted September 11, 2015 Windows Privacy Tweaker has been updated to version 1.2 Changelog: Better Microsoft Windows Smartscreen fix support Better 64bit systems support Added option for "Remote Assistance Connections to this Computer" Download here. Quote
Administrator Tarun Posted September 12, 2015 Administrator Posted September 12, 2015 If it still "offers" OpenCandy, I'm still blacklisting it. Quote
fredvries Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 Yes, Tarun, DoNotSpy offers OpenCandy and I shall remove it from the post. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.However, Windows Privacy Tweaker is strickly ad-free. Quote
Administrator Tarun Posted September 12, 2015 Administrator Posted September 12, 2015 Ah, two different softwares. My mistake. Quote
fredvries Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 @Tarun It was a risk I took to mention two seperate programs that addressed the same problem. I accept that it could have caused some problems and removed the one that offered OpenCandy. You were right to mention the issue. Quote
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