interesting features, biometric shit. Shiny turd. Consider this: W10 is free and it's being pushed hard by MS. They even force W7 and W8 users to download it when they aren't interested in 'upgrading'. So, if the product is free for you, who is the customer? On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 3:17 AM, odinn <odinn.cyberguerrilla@riseup.net> wrote:
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Well, since Windows 10 does in fact involve a planned lockout of anyone who wants to dual-boot linux systems, you should just dump Windows now if you are still using it.
Here's my (somewhat dated, but updated) post on how I suggest one should do that (target audience is for those who don't have a lot of background in computer stuffs)
https://odinn.cyberguerrilla.org/index.php/2014/04/02/quick-and-easy-the - -five-minute-method-to-leave-windows-or-mac-os/
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On 06/02/2015 04:05 AM, Endless wrote:
Hello Cypherpunks!
As many of you will likely know, Microsoft has recently made public a release date for Windows 10 and has been testing the platform as part of the "Windows Insider" program. With this update comes a number of seemingly unoriginal [1], but nonetheless interesting features, such as "Cortana", Windows' "truly personal" assistant (only to be available in a handful of countries) and "Windows Hello", a biometric authentication system allowing the use of the face, iris, or finger for access [2].
What changes in Windows' security are expected to take place? Will systems such as Windows Hello leak uniquely identifiable biometric data, despite a planned increase in security [3]? What could perhaps be done to limit the risk of using systems such as a cloud-based, personal assistant that is able to access most of a person's internet-connected devices?
Thankyou very much, Endless
[1] It seems that Windows 10's flagship features such as biometric authentication have already been available on a number of other platforms for quite some time, not to mention the fact that the name "Cortana" was used as the name for an artificial intelligence character in the popular "Halo" game series (The name seems to be have been used without violating intellectual property laws, as Halo, having been originally developed by Bungie, Inc. is now a subsidiary of Microsoft Studios).
[2] More information regarding Microsoft's initial announcement of the Windows 10 release date can be found at the following link: https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windo ws-10-available-on-july-29/
[3] A blog post relating to Windows 10's planned "security perks" can be found at the following link: http://blogs.windows.com/business/2014/10/22/windows-10-security-and-i dentity-protection-for-the-modern-world/
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