Windows 10 "phones home" thousands of times each day

heartbone · Post by **heartbone** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:22 pm

GeoTrail wrote:

"Finally, we will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails in Outlook.com, or files in private folders on OneDrive), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to:"...."operate and maintain the security of our services"..."protect the rights or property of Microsoft, including enforcing the terms governing the use of the services"..."we may refer the matter to law enforcement."

"may refer"

As cowardly as globalist corporations like Micro$oft are, they will err on the side of the authorities, to prevent any government bullying.
Because I don't maintain a relationship with an attorney, I would not personally feel safe fooling with Vista 10 until I did.

Take note that they've recently changed their publicly posted "privacy" agreement terms, and have added "on OneDrive" to the text "or files in private folders".
Now the terms do not seem so egregious.
However that addendum was not in the Vista 10 installation EULA that users have previously agreed to, so there is absolutely nothing preventing them from enforcing the original agreement.

"That privacy statement applies to everything you do.
Oh, and if you live in the US, by using the Windows software, you agree to arbitration, and never to sue Microsoft for stealing your data."

TI-994A · Post by **TI-994A** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:59 pm

GeoTrail wrote:

A picture worth a thousand words!

Well said, GeoTrail.

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:18 pm

Nobody's gonna read my mind. They can't handle the truth hehe

heartbone · Post by **heartbone** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:21 pm

TI-994A wrote:
GeoTrail wrote:
A picture worth a thousand words!

Well said, GeoTrail.

(Off topic?)
I feel a bit badly for those of you who need an antenna to connect with reality, but whatever it takes.
TI, I do suggest using a chapeau of some sort when going out in public.
So glad that I have a direct connection to the most high, and don't need any type of physical aid to interpret truth.

GeoTrail wrote:Nobody's gonna read my mind. They can't handle the truth hehe

Oh, it's protection!
My bad, thanks.

hehe

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:24 pm

I don't need an antenna. I'm all wired up. Better response time

TI-994A · Post by **TI-994A** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:33 pm

heartbone wrote:...don't need any type of physical aid to interpret truth.

Truth needs no interpretation. That's clearly your problem; too much interpretation.

heartbone · Post by **heartbone** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:40 pm

TI-994A wrote:
heartbone wrote:...don't need any type of physical aid to interpret truth.
Truth needs no interpretation. That's clearly your problem; too much interpretation.

Once again off topic, so this reply is likewise in poor form.
However I can not resist educating another member who insists on being a low vibration individual, one who consistently resorts to personal attacks.

Interpret is a verb
interpretation is a noun.
Grok that before you troll again TI.

TI-994A · Post by **TI-994A** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:47 pm

heartbone wrote:Once again off topic...

Interpret is a verb
interpretation is a noun.

1. We're in the Off Topic forum.

2. Get a dictionary!

heartbone · Post by **heartbone** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:57 pm

TI-994A wrote:1. We're in the Off Topic forum.
2. Get a dictionary!

1) The topic is "Re: Windows 10 "phones home" thousands of times each day". And all of your responses are off topic. At least one other member think that you are a bad forum citizen based on a private message that I received complaining about your behaviour. You responding in juvenile fashion is not good.
2) Nowhere in this thread have I presented an "interpretation" on the aforementioned topic. Your misrepresentations (lies) are tiresome.

What I have done is to report facts.
Overlooked yet important facts like the OneDrive addition to the public statement.
Now be nice and if you want to post off topic then start a more appropriate thread.

TI-994A · Post by **TI-994A** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:14 pm

heartbone wrote:...one other member think that you are a bad forum citizen based on a private message that I received complaining about your behaviour...

heartbone wrote:Nowhere in this thread have I presented an "interpretation" on the aforementioned topic.

heartbone · Post by **heartbone** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:22 pm

Windows 10 PC’s phone home even after privacy hardening

"It is likely that tools that programs that offer more options than DisableWinTracking reduce the numbers further.

The takeaway from the test -- which requires verification -- is that Windows 10 will connect to remote sites regularly even if the operating system has been configured for privacy and the computer is idle.

It is unclear why Windows 10 makes that many connections even when idle."

"You can select which level of diagnostic and usage data to provide, but some diagnostic data is vital to the operation of Windows and cannot be turned off." - windows.microsoft.com

Like most, I love the internet, but I am 100% not comfortable with a PC OS (like the Chromebook's) that requires a internet connection to function normally.
Perhaps you could be nice and share your opinion on that preference?

TI-994A · Post by **TI-994A** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:51 am

heartbone wrote:Perhaps you could be nice and share your opinion on that preference?

Use it, or don't use it; it's your choice. But whining's not going to solve anything.

Dude · Post by **Dude** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:07 am

heartbone wrote:Anyhow, I just figured out why Microsoft named the previous version Windows® 8.1 instead of 9.
They didn't want us to be able to point the following out, but I'm going to anyway

You conveniently left out Windows 2000 in that list... like everyone does when they post it.

heartbone · Post by **heartbone** » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:54 pm

Dude wrote:
heartbone wrote:Anyhow, I just figured out why Microsoft named the previous version Windows® 8.1 instead of 9.
They didn't want us to be able to point the following out, but I'm going to anyway
You conveniently left out Windows 2000 in that list... like everyone does when they post it.

Dude, of course I considered Windows 2000.
Because you had the audacity to project your mistake as "You conveniently", I won't go easy on you concerning your ignorance about this otherwise trivial matter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98_SE
Preceded by Windows 95 (1995-1997)
Succeeded by Windows ME (2000)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_ME
Preceded by Windows 98 SE (1999)
Succeeded by Windows XP (2001)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP
Preceded by Windows 2000 (2000) & Windows ME (2000)
Succeeded by Windows Vista (2007)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista
Preceded by Windows XP (2001)
Succeeded by Windows 7 (2009)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT_4.0
Preceded by Windows NT 3.51 (1995)
Succeeded by Windows 2000 (2000)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_2000
Preceded by Windows NT 4.0 (1996)
Succeeded by Windows XP (2001) and Windows Server 2003 (2003)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Server_2003
Preceded by Windows 2000 (2000)
Succeeded by Windows Server 2003 R2 (2005)

Naah, I'll go easy but next time watch your tone.
That was two wrong insinuations in one quick post. You are pretty good at that aren't you?
So if you can't figure how the information above validates the observation captured in my unique list, have someone else help you.

TI-994A wrote:
heartbone wrote:Perhaps you could be nice and share your opinion on that preference?
Use it, or don't use it; it's your choice. But whining's not going to solve anything.

[sarcasm]Thanks for the valuable information about my OS choice.[/sarcasm] Duh.
I understand why you evaded the question about internet dependent PC operating systems, it's obvious that you take your own advice about not whining seriously.