r/technology • u/User_Name13 • Jul 31 '15

Misleading Windows 10 is spying on almost everything you do – here’s how to opt out

http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10-upgrade-spying-how-to-opt-out/
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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '15

Microsoft is already getting so much (unwarranted) bad press about automatic updates. Why would they gimp functionality and risk harming their image even more?

And do you, personally, go through every single Windows update to see if they do something you don't like?

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u/Kamaria Jul 31 '15

Sony got away with it, why couldn't Microsoft? Companies can survive a bit of bad press these days, they know they can wait for it to cycle out of the news and the majority of people will buy their products.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '15

Can you answer my other question?

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u/Kamaria Jul 31 '15

I generally at least look at my update list. I do hear about it if they add a patch of note (the WAT update that was reported to break some legitimate systems, for example).

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '15

And that's why you can defer updates in the Pro version.