I tend to agree here. There' are several good reason to keep paper notes. And by using them you keep them relevant, so don't be afraid to swing by your favourite ATM and take out a few bill now and then.
I think you're probably right. MS Word has had dictation for eons, and it is very accurate and fast, yet, I would find trying to dictated the printed/text word rather cumbersome compared to merrily typing along. It is unlikely "the document" whether it be a book, a term paper, a blog, a contract, an email etc. is going away any time this century. So I will be using a keyboard for a long time yet.
That doesn't happen here after minor updates. The big ones e.g. Creators Update and the upcoming Fall Creators Update might install with a default configuration, but they are really new versions of the operating system.
That's right - the Home version - which even Facebook Grannie and ol' George Rubby use - auto-updates no question. They'd become bots otherwise. Regardless, the techie or enthusiast can configure Windows much more to liking. And if that isn't enough, there are versions of Windows which, as you say, enable the thing to be locked down or enable more granular control. But for the home and consumer use of the system, it is better that it isn't completely locked down from Microsoft.
But even in the Home version, most telemetry can be shut off by turning off a single service in Services, Cortana can be turned off with one simple regedit. The rest can pretty much be dealt with using the Privacy panel in Settings.
So IMHO, there isn't much of an issue, even with the Home version. If you did have have something super-secret - well - you need to take "Additional" steps anyway. Otherwise, the thing is relatively configurable and can be made reasonably private for an operating system that connects to the Internet.
Microsoft already does provide the option. You can turn off most of the telemetry by disabling just one service in Services. Cortana can be turned off with a single simple regedit. The rest can pretty much be dealt with using the tool Microsoft already provides with the operating system e.g. the Privacy panel in Settings.
And if you install the OS yourself, the installation routine enables you to turn off most of that stuff even before your first logon.
No they don't, But what is the fuss anyway? Even in the Home version, you can turn most of the data collection off quite easily. Telemetry can be turned off by disabling just one service in Services (two if you are paranoid), Cortana can be turned off with one simple regedit. The rest can pretty much all be turned off via the Privacy panel in Settings.
Telemetry can be turn off by disabling one service in Services (or two if you are really paranoid). Cortana can be turn off with one simple regedit. Else-wise, Microsoft has provided a Privacy panel in Settings with which you can pretty much turn everything else off.
You can turn all that off in Windows 10 rather simply. Telemetry can basically be turned off by turning off just one service in Services, a couple more like maps if you are paranoid. Cortana can be turned off with one simple regedit. Most of the rest can easily be dealt with tools Microsoft provides i.e. Privacy in Settings.
As for driver updates, while Pro has deferring built in, Microsoft still provides software on its website you can download to block and defer driver updates in the Home version.
So sure, the default settings are a bit intrusive and there's automatic updating, but Facebook Grannie wants her Candy Crush to just work, and moreover, wouldn't update her system against becoming a bot if she was paid to. The rest of us can pretty much set up Windows how we want it, it's pretty easy really.
I think you overlook how much you can turn off rather simply, if you'd just bother. Windows 10 can be made reasonably private for an OS that connects to the Internet.
No matter what operating system you use - even MS-DOS - will share information if you connect to the Internet. The very act of connecting requires the sharing of at least some information - protocol handshakes, MAC and IP addresses etc. and so on.
Windows 10 Home is a self-updating OS - and probably should be as even Facebook Granny uses it - and of course it will supply enough information to patch the system and update drivers.
Even with the Home version though, enthusiasts, power users and techies can take personal control the system to quite a high degree e.g. you can turn off the telemetry by switching it off in Services, turn off Cortana with one simple regedit, and even use software Microsoft provides on its website to block and defer driver updates etc. etc., and you can turn most everything else OFF via Privacy in Settings.
And if that isn't enough for you, there's Pro which enables deferring etc. out-of-the-box, has 'group policy' software for configuring things and so on..
You can't connect to the Internet without sharing information. The protocols require handshakes etc. etc. The very act of connecting is tacit consent for sharing at least some information. So if you do not connect it to the Internet, like every other operating system, Windows 10 shares nothing. If you do connect, like every other operating system (e.g. MS-DOS, macOS, Windows XP) data etc. will be shared. Now, it is a matter of how much.
Everybody knows that Windows 10 Home is a self-updating OS. This requires the OS to share with the updating server which files it needs and what hardware is on-board (so drivers can be updated). The list looks longer and more intimidating than what is actually shared because the whole she-bang has to be checked. Most, I would venture, would be reported back NULL.
As for the rest, use Privacy in Settings - easy to get to - and turn everything OFF. One or two Services turned off and one regedit later, and Windows 10 is relatively private.
If you are a professional, a power or enthusiast user, don't run Home, run Pro which enables you to control the updating process quite a bit more.
And before you blow a gasket, think about what Windows 10 Home is - a consumer OS which Microsoft knows will even be used by people even like Facebook Granny, ol' cousin Gerry and so on. Microsoft does play the nanny a little bit with the default Home version, and that's probably a good thing. You though, can easily change the default settings and pretty much set it up how you want it, or even get Pro and set that how you want it.
Windows 10 can be made private. If one buys Windows 10 pre-installed, the privacy settings will be as the computer's manufacturer decided they will be. That's not up to Microsoft.
If you installed Windows 10 properly - i.e. you install it yourself - the installation routine enables you to turn just about everything off as you install it, and the rest can be managed via Privacy in Settings. Elsewise, turning off one just Service, make just one regedit and Windows 10 is as private as a self-updating Home/Consumer OS can be, Google tracking, ECHELON, your gov't, and your neighbour's driveway spy-cam aside.
Really, this Dutch bunch are making a mountain out of a molehill - are they looking for a cash grab perhaps?
Windows 10 Pro for the Workstation ( WPfW ) is such an obscure niche it's not worth reporting on except as a curiosity. 'And it's almost not worth commenting on, but here goes regardless:
What WPfW does is already done on Server 2016 Std. with the GUI. I suppose they are being anticipatory, hoping to cash in on some future the segment. However, by the time the niche grows to any importance they will want to handle it differently.
When I first read a headline with WPfW in it, my first thought was thought they might have had "heard" their customers and produced a generally available SKU version for people who wanted to granularly control updating, telemetry and privacy. Oh well, one can hope, but this particular version doesn't appear to be that, so, *sigh*, it is back to workarounds.
Windows XP is not receiving general no-charge support, no, but paid support is still available, and the Point-of-Sale iteration is still supported until 2019.
AFAICT with the latest versions, e.g. 55, 56, most of the reporting is default OFF and has to be manually turned ON. Moreover, you can select whatever search engine you want with FF. Almost all of that you'd expect e.g. if you click the links in the Tile page - duh - they're built in. But I have even the Tile page OFF. And they check my IP once a month at the country level!? Most websites figure out my IP to the city block, every visit.
FF is not the big spy machine you think it is. They ask permission, so it's not even spying. And yes, to check a certificate , it has to go to a certificate authority - third party. Then again though, there's an open easy way to turn off certificate checking.
The list is very mild, basic, and really applies to things one rather deliberately opts into, rather than going on secretly, or was some click through at install time. I don't "sync" with FF for instance, so all the stuff regarding syncing would be NIL.
Now, give of the list of stuff sent using Edge/Cortana on Windows 10 using the default settings. Give us the list of all websites with the Google snitch widgets embedded, all Chrome enhanced I would venture.
The writer for the FF extension I use just updated his. FF is getting quite good now. I use it every day on both macOS and Windows and it does a good job for me. And unlike Chrome and Edge/Cortana, it's not spyware.
I don't care about minor speed differences. FF is certainly quick enough. Moreover, FF is really getting better. The latest is better organized. And the thing is so customizable. I don't do too much with it, but I made it look nicer, added the dictionary I wanted, and employ a well known tab addon that makes tabs work the way I want. It's cross-platform.
Chrome spyware is pushed like a drug with every visit to a Google site, the ugly Edge spyware is built into the OS of most desktops/laptops, the FireFox software is a choice, like Vivaldi and others.
LOL.. Cortana is a character from a software game which the people at Microsoft now use to anthropomorphize the creepy snitch spyware component of Windows 10's search utility. In Windows 10 Home you can turn it off with a registry edit, in Enterprise etc. through group policies (gpedit.msc). Once done, Windows Search will still function, but the Cortana malware component stays off.
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I tend to agree here. There' are several good reason to keep paper notes. And by using them you keep them relevant, so don't be afraid to swing by your favourite ATM and take out a few bill now and then.
You must be on the list then.
I think you're probably right. MS Word has had dictation for eons, and it is very accurate and fast, yet, I would find trying to dictated the printed/text word rather cumbersome compared to merrily typing along. It is unlikely "the document" whether it be a book, a term paper, a blog, a contract, an email etc. is going away any time this century. So I will be using a keyboard for a long time yet.
You seriously need to learn how to read between the lines.
"The answer is out there, Neo, and it's looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to."
That doesn't happen here after minor updates. The big ones e.g. Creators Update and the upcoming Fall Creators Update might install with a default configuration, but they are really new versions of the operating system.
That's right - the Home version - which even Facebook Grannie and ol' George Rubby use - auto-updates no question. They'd become bots otherwise. Regardless, the techie or enthusiast can configure Windows much more to liking. And if that isn't enough, there are versions of Windows which, as you say, enable the thing to be locked down or enable more granular control. But for the home and consumer use of the system, it is better that it isn't completely locked down from Microsoft.
But even in the Home version, most telemetry can be shut off by turning off a single service in Services, Cortana can be turned off with one simple regedit. The rest can pretty much be dealt with using the Privacy panel in Settings.
So IMHO, there isn't much of an issue, even with the Home version. If you did have have something super-secret - well - you need to take "Additional" steps anyway. Otherwise, the thing is relatively configurable and can be made reasonably private for an operating system that connects to the Internet.
Microsoft already does provide the option. You can turn off most of the telemetry by disabling just one service in Services. Cortana can be turned off with a single simple regedit. The rest can pretty much be dealt with using the tool Microsoft already provides with the operating system e.g. the Privacy panel in Settings.
And if you install the OS yourself, the installation routine enables you to turn off most of that stuff even before your first logon.
No they don't, But what is the fuss anyway? Even in the Home version, you can turn most of the data collection off quite easily. Telemetry can be turned off by disabling just one service in Services (two if you are paranoid), Cortana can be turned off with one simple regedit. The rest can pretty much all be turned off via the Privacy panel in Settings.
Telemetry can be turn off by disabling one service in Services (or two if you are really paranoid). Cortana can be turn off with one simple regedit. Else-wise, Microsoft has provided a Privacy panel in Settings with which you can pretty much turn everything else off.
You can turn all that off in Windows 10 rather simply. Telemetry can basically be turned off by turning off just one service in Services, a couple more like maps if you are paranoid. Cortana can be turned off with one simple regedit. Most of the rest can easily be dealt with tools Microsoft provides i.e. Privacy in Settings.
As for driver updates, while Pro has deferring built in, Microsoft still provides software on its website you can download to block and defer driver updates in the Home version.
So sure, the default settings are a bit intrusive and there's automatic updating, but Facebook Grannie wants her Candy Crush to just work, and moreover, wouldn't update her system against becoming a bot if she was paid to. The rest of us can pretty much set up Windows how we want it, it's pretty easy really.
I think you overlook how much you can turn off rather simply, if you'd just bother. Windows 10 can be made reasonably private for an OS that connects to the Internet.
No matter what operating system you use - even MS-DOS - will share information if you connect to the Internet. The very act of connecting requires the sharing of at least some information - protocol handshakes, MAC and IP addresses etc. and so on.
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Windows 10 Home is a self-updating OS - and probably should be as even Facebook Granny uses it - and of course it will supply enough information to patch the system and update drivers.
Even with the Home version though, enthusiasts, power users and techies can take personal control the system to quite a high degree e.g. you can turn off the telemetry by switching it off in Services, turn off Cortana with one simple regedit, and even use software Microsoft provides on its website to block and defer driver updates etc. etc., and you can turn most everything else OFF via Privacy in Settings.
And if that isn't enough for you, there's Pro which enables deferring etc. out-of-the-box, has 'group policy' software for configuring things and so on
You can't connect to the Internet without sharing information. The protocols require handshakes etc. etc. The very act of connecting is tacit consent for sharing at least some information. So if you do not connect it to the Internet, like every other operating system, Windows 10 shares nothing. If you do connect, like every other operating system (e.g. MS-DOS, macOS, Windows XP) data etc. will be shared. Now, it is a matter of how much.
Everybody knows that Windows 10 Home is a self-updating OS. This requires the OS to share with the updating server which files it needs and what hardware is on-board (so drivers can be updated). The list looks longer and more intimidating than what is actually shared because the whole she-bang has to be checked. Most, I would venture, would be reported back NULL.
As for the rest, use Privacy in Settings - easy to get to - and turn everything OFF. One or two Services turned off and one regedit later, and Windows 10 is relatively private.
If you are a professional, a power or enthusiast user, don't run Home, run Pro which enables you to control the updating process quite a bit more.
And before you blow a gasket, think about what Windows 10 Home is - a consumer OS which Microsoft knows will even be used by people even like Facebook Granny, ol' cousin Gerry and so on. Microsoft does play the nanny a little bit with the default Home version, and that's probably a good thing. You though, can easily change the default settings and pretty much set it up how you want it, or even get Pro and set that how you want it.
Windows 10 can be made private. If one buys Windows 10 pre-installed, the privacy settings will be as the computer's manufacturer decided they will be. That's not up to Microsoft.
If you installed Windows 10 properly - i.e. you install it yourself - the installation routine enables you to turn just about everything off as you install it, and the rest can be managed via Privacy in Settings. Elsewise, turning off one just Service, make just one regedit and Windows 10 is as private as a self-updating Home/Consumer OS can be, Google tracking, ECHELON, your gov't, and your neighbour's driveway spy-cam aside. Really, this Dutch bunch are making a mountain out of a molehill - are they looking for a cash grab perhaps?
Windows 10 Pro for the Workstation ( WPfW ) is such an obscure niche it's not worth reporting on except as a curiosity. 'And it's almost not worth commenting on, but here goes regardless:
What WPfW does is already done on Server 2016 Std. with the GUI. I suppose they are being anticipatory, hoping to cash in on some future the segment. However, by the time the niche grows to any importance they will want to handle it differently.
When I first read a headline with WPfW in it, my first thought was thought they might have had "heard" their customers and produced a generally available SKU version for people who wanted to granularly control updating, telemetry and privacy. Oh well, one can hope, but this particular version doesn't appear to be that, so, *sigh*, it is back to workarounds.
Windows XP is not receiving general no-charge support, no, but paid support is still available, and the Point-of-Sale iteration is still supported until 2019.
95% of "organic" comments were pro mega-corp ? I find that very difficult to believe; actually, I don't believe it.
.. crosschecking: a good practice for many things.
AFAICT with the latest versions, e.g. 55, 56, most of the reporting is default OFF and has to be manually turned ON. Moreover, you can select whatever search engine you want with FF. Almost all of that you'd expect e.g. if you click the links in the Tile page - duh - they're built in. But I have even the Tile page OFF. And they check my IP once a month at the country level!? Most websites figure out my IP to the city block, every visit. FF is not the big spy machine you think it is. They ask permission, so it's not even spying. And yes, to check a certificate , it has to go to a certificate authority - third party. Then again though, there's an open easy way to turn off certificate checking. The list is very mild, basic, and really applies to things one rather deliberately opts into, rather than going on secretly, or was some click through at install time. I don't "sync" with FF for instance, so all the stuff regarding syncing would be NIL. Now, give of the list of stuff sent using Edge/Cortana on Windows 10 using the default settings. Give us the list of all websites with the Google snitch widgets embedded, all Chrome enhanced I would venture.
The writer for the FF extension I use just updated his. FF is getting quite good now. I use it every day on both macOS and Windows and it does a good job for me. And unlike Chrome and Edge/Cortana, it's not spyware.
Don't hold your breath.
I don't care about minor speed differences. FF is certainly quick enough. Moreover, FF is really getting better. The latest is better organized. And the thing is so customizable. I don't do too much with it, but I made it look nicer, added the dictionary I wanted, and employ a well known tab addon that makes tabs work the way I want. It's cross-platform. Chrome spyware is pushed like a drug with every visit to a Google site, the ugly Edge spyware is built into the OS of most desktops/laptops, the FireFox software is a choice, like Vivaldi and others.
I suppose people think Chrome is a browser and not Google right on your system spying.
Ha ha - that made me laugh - port it - lol - please - he says. Funny. Good one.
LOL .. Cortana is a character from a software game which the people at Microsoft now use to anthropomorphize the creepy snitch spyware component of Windows 10's search utility. In Windows 10 Home you can turn it off with a registry edit, in Enterprise etc. through group policies (gpedit.msc). Once done, Windows Search will still function, but the Cortana malware component stays off.