Windows 10 Build 10525 Resets Privacy Settings, Changes Data Collection to “Full”

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NT Five

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A German web site, Zeit Online, has posted up an interesting piece where the author states that German government experts suggest that Microsoft's Trusted Computing initiative has culminated into a backdoor for the NSA.

Here's the original article in German: Bundesregierung warnt vor Windows 8

And, here's the same article using Bing translator: Government warns of Windows 8

The author goes on to connect Trusted Computing with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) and eludes to the fact that the group of TCG members are all US companies (Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, AMD, and HP).

Despite the article's teaser stating the German government is warning against the use of Windows 8 due it being a security risk, the author goes on to say…

In the light of the Snowden revelations it accordingly little imagination required to see TPM 2.0 and Windows 8 as a backdoor for NSA, just waiting to be opened.

So, the author seems to be using a bit of imagination to connect the dots and maybe the German government has other ideas. In the same paragraph the author suggests that because TPM chips are made in China, that the US, the NSA, and the Chinese are all conspiring to take down the German government – and possibly the world.

The author's recommendation? Move to Linux. Unfortunately, the example he uses, the Munich town administration, started migrating from Windows to Linux 10 years ago with the potential to be completed at the end of 2013. That's a mighty long project plan. They must still be using diskettes for installation media.

Source: German Government Says Windows 8 is a Trojan Horse for the NSA?
 

jamescv7

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Well the only thing that can resolve is to communicate with Microsoft for the special custom build of Windows 10 if ever they want to upgrade or its not a problem to stick for Windows 7 or 8 as long extended support is still on going.
 
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can we stop with all that crap saying "Windows spying on me it is outrageous" ; you want real privacy ? go into the deep jungle or some unknown cave and live in it as an hermit without internet and phone ! if you can't do that you are willing to be spied , anyway you are spied since you are born...
 
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hjlbx

Use certified anonymizing live CD at a different internet cafe every time and never save any thing... :D
 
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hjlbx

not enough backdoors are hardware-based :D

I understand, but I meant to avoid all the MS telemetry stuff...

Live CD with only Tor browser or some such bootable CD setup.

Too much trouble... just use some soft to block MS telemetry executables, dlls, etc..
 

Tony Cole

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My uncle uses XP, he said Microsoft never finished Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 - now it's 10. It's true what Umbra states, if the FBI, CIA or MI5 really wanted to track you, they would.
 
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