But if you're willing to give your soul away in exchange for interesting features, a talking app and biometric shit, then you're probably making a good deal anyway. Your soul wasn't worth much in any case.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Brenda Fernández <[email protected]> wrote: > interesting features, > biometric shit. > > Shiny turd. > > Consider this: W10 is free and it's being pushed hard by MS. They even > force W7 and W8 users to download it when they aren't interested in > 'upgrading'. So, if the product is free for you, who is the customer? > > > On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 3:17 AM, odinn <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> -----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/ >> <https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/01/hello-world-windows-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://blogs.windows.com/business/2014/10/22/windows-10-security-and-identity-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----- >> > > > > -- > Brenda Fernández > [email protected] > GPG: CE5BEE6C81FCA4D4 > <http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xCE5BEE6C81FCA4D4> > -- Brenda Fernández [email protected] GPG: CE5BEE6C81FCA4D4 <http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xCE5BEE6C81FCA4D4>
