Windows 10

[Brenda Fernández]

But if you're willing to give your soul away in exchange for interesting
features, a talking app and biometric shit, then you're probably making a
good deal anyway. Your soul wasn't worth much in any case.

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Brenda Fernández <me at brendafernandez.com>
wrote:

> 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 at 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/
>>
>> - -o
>>
>> 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/
>> <https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windows-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/
>> <http://blogs.windows.com/business/2014/10/22/windows-10-security-and-identity-protection-for-the-modern-world/>
>> >
>> >
>> - --
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> --
> Brenda Fernández
> me at brendafernandez.com
> GPG: CE5BEE6C81FCA4D4
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>



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Brenda Fernández
me at brendafernandez.com
GPG: CE5BEE6C81FCA4D4
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