Just to be clear here, your reaction is the intent.
Of course, which is why you must report this kind of thing anonymously, if at all.
And since real anonymity is nearly impossible these days (especially in the case of embarrassing somebody who has money), the safest course of action is to close your browser and tell no one.
As Clare Boothe Luce said, "No good deed goes unpunished", and that's as true today as the first time she uttered it.
"...they should see streamlined news articles from media companies"
Does this mean that the media companies are serving up a condensed version of the content? It wasn't clear. Or is this something completely different than what I'm gathering it to be? It sounds like something similar to an RSS-feed version of the article. (??)
I think it's both sad and illuminating how desperate they are to get Win 10 on everyone's PCs.
Having to force the "adoption" of their newest OS is a clear indication of how few people want it, and the lengths they're going to (deception, scheduled updates, ignoring people's refusal over and over again) smack of a heavy-handed mindset.
It's my PC, and nothing in their TOS that I can find states that I need to have it connected to the internet in order to use any of their services or "system".
If I'm using their email or online services then yes, they have the right to enforce whatever password restrictions they like.
But on my PC, I should be able to use any password I want, even a stupidly simple one, or none at all.
If you've been to McDonalds in the US and compare it to say McDonalds in the Philippines - you should notice a major difference in the food.
Maybe, maybe not. Like I said, we went from the US to Vietnam, basically as far from home as you can get without starting to come back and the food was identical, down to the wrapper. Yeah, the menu or the food may vary slightly in some places, but by and large it's gonna be the same exact shit no matter what time zone or hemisphere you're in. McDonalds has about 35,000 restaurants worldwide, and 99.5% of them serve the exact same thing.
Obviously Microsoft knows what's best for us, regardless of what we want.
Maybe I *want* to use a weak password, what business is it of theirs to tell me I can't? If they want to warn me that I have a weak password, fine. But to prevent me from using it? That's just bullshit.
Microsoft is continually tightening it's grip on its customers freedom to do what they want, so I guess this really shouldn't come as a surprise.
The basic problem with McDonalds is that it's the same generic pseudo-food everywhere.
This generic pseudo-food concept is, actually, once of the keys to their success.
McDonalds' marketers found that a *lot* people often want to go to a place where they know exactly what they're going to get (i.e. familiarity and uniformity) and they've capitalized on that. A place where you order "X" and you'll get "X" just like you do in the next town over, or the next country over.
One time when we were tired and wrecked from traveling we went to a McDonalds in Vietnam....and we got *exactly* the same familiar food we'd have gotten in Seattle or Denver or Memphis. Yes, it was shit food but it was familiar and that was a kind of comfort all in itself.
McDonalds knows this, they understand this bit of food psychology, and that's why they're soooooooo big on everything being exactly the same in every restaurant (food-wise, anyway). You go there and you know what you're gonna get, no surprises. It's one of their keys to success.
A friend of mine and I have decided not to go to any robot-run restaurant or fast food place, basically because of the anti-worker attitude this embodies. When a place we go to switches over to automated food prep, that'll be the last time we go to that place.
Yes, I know that in a robot-restaurant the food may be made more uniformly or more sanitary and orders may be less likely to be messed up, but displacing tens or hundreds of thousands of minimum wage workers in pursuit of a few more dollars seems like a shit move to us. So we'll just go to places where there are humans.
We may end up paying a few more bucks for our food, but we'll do it. This race to the bottom for profits helps no one but some shareholders and CEOs, but our hearts don't bleed for them, sorry.
I usually shut it off when not in use, so it'll get rebooted every so often. But it's nice to to be nagged about rebooting the way Windows does whenever you make any updates.:)
Seriously two simple solutions, either A) Google Aegis Script Windows 7 or B) Format and install Linux.
I picked option B, and installed Linux Mint (dual boot) on my laptop. Works like a charm .
Windows upgraded the Win 7 on the Windows partition to Win 10 without permission, and promptly locked me out by asking for anon-existent login and password. I was able to do the "make it fail 3 times when booting" trick and revert to Win 7 on that partition, but it was too little too late. I doubt I'll ever boot into Windows on the laptop again because Mint seems to be working just fine. The best part of doing system updates on Mint is that (so far, anyway) I've never had to reboot after the updates.
"Facebook Could Be Eavesdropping On Your Phone Calls"
Translation:
"Facebook Is Eavesdropping On Your Phone Calls"
After all of the egregious privacy abuses by Facebook that have already been uncovered, why this would surprise anyone is beyond me. OF COURSE they're eavesdropping on your conversations, you idiots. You should have assumed this a long time ago.
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Just to be clear here, your reaction is the intent.
Of course, which is why you must report this kind of thing anonymously, if at all.
And since real anonymity is nearly impossible these days (especially in the case of embarrassing somebody who has money), the safest course of action is to close your browser and tell no one.
As Clare Boothe Luce said, "No good deed goes unpunished", and that's as true today as the first time she uttered it.
"...they should see streamlined news articles from media companies"
Does this mean that the media companies are serving up a condensed version of the content? It wasn't clear. Or is this something completely different than what I'm gathering it to be? It sounds like something similar to an RSS-feed version of the article. (??)
I repeat: It's probably more secure than the real Facebook.
In fact, I'd be surprised if it wasn't.
The moral of the story is that if you discover something like this, close your browser and tell no one.
Reporting a vulnerability or data breach has come to mean that "you're some kind of criminal" and must be punished, regardless of the circumstances.
But what if the USB flash drives were somehow attached to a turtle that was trained to swim back to the nearest airport?
And what if we also outfitted the turtle with a strobe light, and then hired Aquaman to search for the turtles?
BRB, on my way to the patent office!
I think it's both sad and illuminating how desperate they are to get Win 10 on everyone's PCs.
Having to force the "adoption" of their newest OS is a clear indication of how few people want it, and the lengths they're going to (deception, scheduled updates, ignoring people's refusal over and over again) smack of a heavy-handed mindset.
You and I have disagreed about a variety of things, but I'm with you on this one.
Fuck Facebook and all their cronies as well. Fuck them ALL.
There are several "updates" in the latest batch that have to do with upgrading, including some in the "Optional" updates section.
I found 3 or 4 Win 10 upgrade packages in the "recommended" section and at least 2 in the "Optional" section.
Fucking Microsoft, how many times do I have to say "NO"?
What part of "NO" seemed unclear the first 5 times??
I sent $27 to Bernie. No regrets.
I sent him $10 bucks. Also no regrets.
It was the first time I ever donated to a political campaign, and possibly the last.
"Scott Walker Rents Out Email and Donor Lists To Pay Campaign Debt"
Translation:
"Scott Walker Is A Scumbag Who Doesn't Give A Shit About Your Privacy"
Is their system, so they can set the rules.
But it's not their system.
It's my PC, and nothing in their TOS that I can find states that I need to have it connected to the internet in order to use any of their services or "system".
If I'm using their email or online services then yes, they have the right to enforce whatever password restrictions they like.
But on my PC, I should be able to use any password I want, even a stupidly simple one, or none at all.
Adblock on, sunglasses set to "Max", cynicism set to "11"....and I'm ready.
If you've been to McDonalds in the US and compare it to say McDonalds in the Philippines - you should notice a major difference in the food.
Maybe, maybe not. Like I said, we went from the US to Vietnam, basically as far from home as you can get without starting to come back and the food was identical, down to the wrapper. Yeah, the menu or the food may vary slightly in some places, but by and large it's gonna be the same exact shit no matter what time zone or hemisphere you're in. McDonalds has about 35,000 restaurants worldwide, and 99.5% of them serve the exact same thing.
Then, when you get hacked, you'll take to the Internets to whine about how MS allowed you to have an insecure password that made you get hacked.
Wrong, but thanks for playing.
Yes, if you want to use their service.
Oh, so now running Windows at home on my own PC is a "service"?
There's another reason to move to Linux.
I don't want your account with a weak password to get pwned and send me spam or phishing emails.
Neither do I, but does that mean that MS should be able to force me to use one that they consider "strong"?
Most accounts aren't cracked by password guessing, most are pwned by malware and keyloggers. You do know that, don't you?
Obviously Microsoft knows what's best for us, regardless of what we want.
Maybe I *want* to use a weak password, what business is it of theirs to tell me I can't? If they want to warn me that I have a weak password, fine. But to prevent me from using it? That's just bullshit.
Microsoft is continually tightening it's grip on its customers freedom to do what they want, so I guess this really shouldn't come as a surprise.
The basic problem with McDonalds is that it's the same generic pseudo-food everywhere.
This generic pseudo-food concept is, actually, once of the keys to their success.
McDonalds' marketers found that a *lot* people often want to go to a place where they know exactly what they're going to get (i.e. familiarity and uniformity) and they've capitalized on that. A place where you order "X" and you'll get "X" just like you do in the next town over, or the next country over.
One time when we were tired and wrecked from traveling we went to a McDonalds in Vietnam....and we got *exactly* the same familiar food we'd have gotten in Seattle or Denver or Memphis. Yes, it was shit food but it was familiar and that was a kind of comfort all in itself.
McDonalds knows this, they understand this bit of food psychology, and that's why they're soooooooo big on everything being exactly the same in every restaurant (food-wise, anyway). You go there and you know what you're gonna get, no surprises. It's one of their keys to success.
A friend of mine and I have decided not to go to any robot-run restaurant or fast food place, basically because of the anti-worker attitude this embodies. When a place we go to switches over to automated food prep, that'll be the last time we go to that place.
Yes, I know that in a robot-restaurant the food may be made more uniformly or more sanitary and orders may be less likely to be messed up, but displacing tens or hundreds of thousands of minimum wage workers in pursuit of a few more dollars seems like a shit move to us. So we'll just go to places where there are humans.
We may end up paying a few more bucks for our food, but we'll do it. This race to the bottom for profits helps no one but some shareholders and CEOs, but our hearts don't bleed for them, sorry.
I usually shut it off when not in use, so it'll get rebooted every so often. But it's nice to to be nagged about rebooting the way Windows does whenever you make any updates. :)
Seriously two simple solutions, either A) Google Aegis Script Windows 7 or B) Format and install Linux.
I picked option B, and installed Linux Mint (dual boot) on my laptop. Works like a charm .
Windows upgraded the Win 7 on the Windows partition to Win 10 without permission, and promptly locked me out by asking for anon-existent login and password. I was able to do the "make it fail 3 times when booting" trick and revert to Win 7 on that partition, but it was too little too late. I doubt I'll ever boot into Windows on the laptop again because Mint seems to be working just fine. The best part of doing system updates on Mint is that (so far, anyway) I've never had to reboot after the updates.
"Facebook Could Be Eavesdropping On Your Phone Calls"
Translation:
"Facebook Is Eavesdropping On Your Phone Calls"
After all of the egregious privacy abuses by Facebook that have already been uncovered, why this would surprise anyone is beyond me. OF COURSE they're eavesdropping on your conversations, you idiots. You should have assumed this a long time ago.
GESTAidPO?
Yes, exactly.
It's a little known fact, but the FBI is considering changing its name to "Government Enforcement Streamlined To Aid Police Officers".
Wait....they're suing because a phone has the ability to make calls?
Ummm, I don't wanna get all technical and shit, but that's basically what a phone does.
What's next, suing Samsung and Toshiba because their televisions "show moving images"?