Apple and Google have joined Microsoft’s fight for digital privacy
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Google fighting for digital privacy? Am I the only one seeing the irony of that sentence?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Google fighting for digital privacy? Am I the only one seeing the irony of that sentence?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Wait till FB gets on board, that will be moving into the realms of the ludicrous.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Google fighting for digital privacy? Am I the only one seeing the irony of that sentence?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
In a serious vein, why are people so freaked out about what non-private settings are turned on for Windows 10, but utterly apathetic about the same with Android (which makes it all but impossible to actually turn some settings off.)
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In a serious vein, why are people so freaked out about what non-private settings are turned on for Windows 10, but utterly apathetic about the same with Android (which makes it all but impossible to actually turn some settings off.)
For me, one of the reasons is that it's on my desktop and control is being taken away from me where before I had it. On my mobile device, I guess I've just kind of accepted not being able to have as much control (although android gives me much more than iOS). Also, I do less things on my mobile device (intentionally, for privacy reasons) than I do on my desktop so that somewhat mitigates the intrusion/snooping factor. You're right that it's not completely rational, but it is what it is. Mobile devices have always sort of "been that way", whereas desktop computer users have usually been able to have more control of their computing experience. I think at least on a subconscious level, peoples' reaction to MS exerting more control is due to this shift that is taking place. I think if mobile devices had started out the same way PCs had, there might be a similar reaction. One of my big problems is that with Windows 10, it is like MS is trying to turn my computer into a "device", rather than my tool over which I have control. I understand that some people really see this as a big benefit or a plus. Me, not so much. No judgement there; everybody's tastes are different. But the problem is MS has given me no way of easily turning it off or opting out (hunting through the registry and various configuration screens doesn't count) other than staying with MS and complaining vociferously or jumping ship and going with another OS.
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For me, one of the reasons is that it's on my desktop and control is being taken away from me where before I had it. On my mobile device, I guess I've just kind of accepted not being able to have as much control (although android gives me much more than iOS). Also, I do less things on my mobile device (intentionally, for privacy reasons) than I do on my desktop so that somewhat mitigates the intrusion/snooping factor. You're right that it's not completely rational, but it is what it is. Mobile devices have always sort of "been that way", whereas desktop computer users have usually been able to have more control of their computing experience. I think at least on a subconscious level, peoples' reaction to MS exerting more control is due to this shift that is taking place. I think if mobile devices had started out the same way PCs had, there might be a similar reaction. One of my big problems is that with Windows 10, it is like MS is trying to turn my computer into a "device", rather than my tool over which I have control. I understand that some people really see this as a big benefit or a plus. Me, not so much. No judgement there; everybody's tastes are different. But the problem is MS has given me no way of easily turning it off or opting out (hunting through the registry and various configuration screens doesn't count) other than staying with MS and complaining vociferously or jumping ship and going with another OS.
Windows 10 does need a "Turn it all off" button, after which I'll turn on what I need.