Windows 10

Something to think about is this extract in a tech warning

"If you're taking up Microsoft on its offer of a free upgrade to Windows 10, you should know that the new operating system has a feature, called Wi-Fi Sense, that automatically shares your Wi-Fi passwords with others.

When Wi-Fi Sense is enabled, anyone you have in your Skype, Outlook or Hotmail contacts lists — and any of your Facebook friends — can be granted access to your Wi-Fi network as long as they're within range. Microsoft added this feature to save users' time and hassle, but as independent security blogger Brian Krebs put it, some security experts see it as "a disaster waiting to happen."

 

I can't think of anyone who would think you're cynical, Pete

 

Good morning @pete you are not cynical you are just down to earth,




Only if I go out of my way to click the option to share the network with my contacts. Notice that it is not selected by default.



All these nightmare scenarios are possible ... but farfetched. Even the worst-case scenario -- a stalker using Wi-Fi Sense to steal your naked photos -- would require that person to sit outside your house with a Windows 10 PC while he hacks into your network

But if you do want to protect those naked photos and you shared your network via Wi-Fi Sense you can stop that. Windows 10 lets you do that in settings (it takes a few days to register). You can also opt your network out of Wi-Fi Sense entirely by adding the phrase "_optout" to the end of your Wi-Fi network's name.

 

I suppose there is the possibility that you can opt in unwittingly if you don't quite understand what it implies. Caveat Emptor!

Opt outs are frowned upon by all consumer organisations as they imply that things will operate unless you opt out. I suppose the best thing in this situation would be a warning popping up, with a full explanation, about the implications of using it.

 

It seems likely, to a cynic (not me ), that it's a good opportunity to stop supporting the other systems much earlier than normal.

It would save them a major expense of running a support team and they could always say that you could have had the latest version free - so it's your fault!

 

Good evening everyone Windows 10 is not compulsory (Yet) its a bit like Marmite you will either love it or hate it,I have a suspicion that Big Brother already has all our details before Windows 10 was released ,I have been using it for a few months now and there are a few things Woo is not happy with but felt the same with Windows 8.1,I wanted to give it a fair crack of the whip before I made my mind up

 

Just completed my install, and first impressions are reasonably good. Slightly laggy at the moment, but I suspect that is more to do with the need for a clean and defrag - time will tell

 

Shiney Scrooge wouldn't want to do that!

We don't do clouds here in Shineyland. It's blue skies all the way.

 

Back to the carrier pigeon for me!