Windows 10: Is MS spying on us in Windows 10

Its Google that I find more intrusive

 

I have most of those turned off.

 

On a similar topic , what is best in win 10 , a Microsoft account or local account . I currently use a MS account to sign in , if I switch to a local account what differences will I see .

Thanks

 

Here's a good one: 'Intel Inside' -- an inside joke referring to the intelligence services having hard-wired back doors in Intel chips since the beginning...

No syncing, no giving out your wifi password to random contacts, no Your Family, more privacy, account name of your choice, etc.

 

@Gary

I would like the source for windows 7. I never see anything in the windows 7 sp1 eula that says they can do it. In the 10 eula it does. A lot of people are not using windows 10 because of this statement below. If Microsoft been doing this anyway with 7 sp1 & 8.1, people might as well upgrade to windows 10 or move to mac or Linux system.

 

MS account is used for buying at the Microsoft store / Apps . Local I believe you can't

 

What confusing to me if Google shares data with others why does google use SSL when you do a search?

 

You have to pay Google to get the goodies.

 

What source do you want. The one that says The NSA helped Develop Windows 7 or do you want a source to The Patriot Act?

 

Hi there

depends on the Granularity of the data.

Google are interested at the moment on What SITES you visit rather than the keywords you use to Search or enter your query.

Has anybody tried debugging their browser when you actually perform a Goole search. In any case if THEY are doing the SSL it stands to reason they have the decryption algorithms on their servers. Wouldn't be any point in receiving encrypted data if they can't decode it at their end.

It's not intercepts from outside the Network that Google are interested in -it's just what you search for and what sites you visit.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Thanks , I need my medication again after 5 years paranoia free . In fact I'm going to have a bath and see if this laptop can float along with my duck .

 

Maybe in Scotland you take this as a joke. Not here or in The UK-GB my friend.

 

NSA helped with Windows 7 development | Computerworld

Above in one source @ Groze

 

calm down mate , I'm just saying I don't want to be overly paranoid . I know in these times how important it is to be secure .

 

Gary,

That is totally different the windows 10 privacy issue. It does raise some privacy concerns but from what I read it is to help improve less viruses, less spyware and less malware to get into business & consumer systems who users are not tech savvy. I don't think that working though if you look at how many people still get infected in the windows 7 forums.