Reply to post: Worse than Google

Sneaky Microsoft renamed its data slurper before sticking it back in Windows 10

simpfeld

Worse than Google

A lot of people dismiss this as just being like what Android does. I think what W10 is substantially worse.

1/ With Android they "only" log my activity when I interact with Google. I can avoid this, or at least I know when (using maps, Google Now, gmail etc). I can use my own mail services, Firefox, etc W10 logs *everything* , i've tried that experiment of watching it phone home when firing up the calculator.

2/ MS are moving to uninstall software automatically. Google have never done this.

3/ Even if I don't like this level of containment of Google I can replace their Android with Cyanogenmod. Even though a bit of a faff, there is no option to do this with W10.

4/ This is my PC, was an open device, I've come to expect this. I expect more from this than my phone or tablet. This makes W10 so much worse.

How long until media companies etc ask for undesirable programs to be removed or at least who has them so they can sue people?

2/ if

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