-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Well, since Windows 10 does in fact involve a planned lockout of anyone who wants to dual-boot linux systems, you should just dump Windows now if you are still using it.
Here's my (somewhat dated, but updated) post on how I suggest one should do that (target audience is for those who don't have a lot of background in computer stuffs) https://odinn.cyberguerrilla.org/index.php/2014/04/02/quick-and-easy-the - -five-minute-method-to-leave-windows-or-mac-os/ - -o On 06/02/2015 04:05 AM, Endless wrote: > Hello Cypherpunks! > > As many of you will likely know, Microsoft has recently made public > a release date for Windows 10 and has been testing the platform as > part of the "Windows Insider" program. With this update comes a > number of seemingly unoriginal [1], but nonetheless interesting > features, such as "Cortana", Windows' "truly personal" assistant > (only to be available in a handful of countries) and "Windows > Hello", a biometric authentication system allowing the use of the > face, iris, or finger for access [2]. > > What changes in Windows' security are expected to take place? Will > systems such as Windows Hello leak uniquely identifiable biometric > data, despite a planned increase in security [3]? What could > perhaps be done to limit the risk of using systems such as a > cloud-based, personal assistant that is able to access most of a > person's internet-connected devices? > > Thankyou very much, Endless > > [1] It seems that Windows 10's flagship features such as biometric > authentication have already been available on a number of other > platforms for quite some time, not to mention the fact that the > name "Cortana" was used as the name for an artificial intelligence > character in the popular "Halo" game series (The name seems to be > have been used without violating intellectual property laws, as > Halo, having been originally developed by Bungie, Inc. is now a > subsidiary of Microsoft Studios). > > [2] More information regarding Microsoft's initial announcement of > the Windows 10 release date can be found at the following link: > https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windo ws-10-available-on-july-29/ > > [3] A blog post relating to Windows 10's planned "security perks" > can be found at the following link: > http://blogs.windows.com/business/2014/10/22/windows-10-security-and-i dentity-protection-for-the-modern-world/ > > - -- http://abis.io ~ "a protocol concept to enable decentralization and expansion of a giving economy, and a new social good" https://keybase.io/odinn -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVe8rrAAoJEGxwq/inSG8CzR4IAKW7Sx92C4z0OAof8hFVNK4Z jYbaVbfghJ9pfgHFiLOMgyh/7bM5Onm+zmtMwwwwxda4X6PrvBDoqf/26fB7HTF6 MDrhoHmGBDwZ2/K4qAqLWnAp6CoxadApHrwhxHgjxcHJI5ULF1t1jVDISBSI8nNg VDnoKkuxM6ufuoVO6KnbpzVKZt24HZskdP2tSTHkK7ABtZFwv/x1XZ+w+oR3ui36 QVFIPkSD2LRVDbu0wWukibsksi8dig8G/11aT4JVoDBQPLUZPbkLz9LUDmnJoMFE hjbzwtI3nSVZtT79fV8S3BtuK6SATa9VkxxAmTN4oZMARwyXbN5K1hgh2SpXdxM= =A5LC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
