>From Lauren, a new "feature" in Windows 10 I think this community probably wants to know about, to the extent you don't already.
I *knew* I didn't like W10. :-) Cheers, -- jra ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "PRIVACY Forum mailing list" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2015 8:03:06 PM > Subject: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your > friends' friends > Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/30/windows_10_wi_fi_sense/ > > In an attempt to address the security hole it has created, Microsoft > offers a kludge of a workaround: you must add _optout to the SSID (the > name of your network) to prevent it from working with Wi-Fi Sense. (So > if you want to opt out of Google Maps and Wi-Fi Sense at the same > time, > you must change your SSID of, say, myhouse to myhouse_optout_nomap. > Technology is great.) Microsoft enables Windows 10's Wi-Fi Sense by > default, and access to password-protected networks are shared with > contacts unless the user remembers to uncheck a box when they first > connect. Choosing to switch it off may make it a lot less useful, but > would make for a more secure IT environment. > > - - - > > --Lauren-- > Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren > Founder: > - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org > - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info > Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: > http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info > Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy > Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com > Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein > Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein > Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com > _______________________________________________ > privacy mailing list > http://lists.vortex.com/mailman/listinfo/privacy -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [email protected] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274
