> The most famous example of digital bait and switch was Microsoft’s misguided approach to getting people to upgrade their computers to Windows 10."
They got a major upgrade for free with major improvements accross the board, they should be happy.
> And according to the link you provided, "Although you can't completely prevent Microsoft from collecting diagnostic data, ...". Thanks, microsoft! but no thanks, even if you let me view what you are sending 3 years after you started snooping on me.
The basic telemetry is just harmless diagnostic data that's on every modern mainstream OS. MS isn't snooping on you.
> How exactly does the OS support "privacy controls" against 3rd party apps?
https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/windows-privacy-settings/
And even more controls have been added with the recent Spring Update.
> Do you remember that its default setup was sharing your WiFi passwords with all of your facebook acquaintances?
Nonsense, this wasn't the default.
They got a major upgrade for free with major improvements accross the board, they should be happy.
> And according to the link you provided, "Although you can't completely prevent Microsoft from collecting diagnostic data, ...". Thanks, microsoft! but no thanks, even if you let me view what you are sending 3 years after you started snooping on me.
The basic telemetry is just harmless diagnostic data that's on every modern mainstream OS. MS isn't snooping on you.
> How exactly does the OS support "privacy controls" against 3rd party apps?
https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/windows-privacy-settings/
And even more controls have been added with the recent Spring Update.
> Do you remember that its default setup was sharing your WiFi passwords with all of your facebook acquaintances?
Nonsense, this wasn't the default.