Windows 10 uses your bandwidth to send other people updates
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/30/windows-10-steals-your-bandwidth-to-send-other-people-updates/
Windows 10 launched on July 29 to much fanfare -- it's a
free upgrade for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 users -- but along with
the privacy issues, there's another small thing you should
check: by default, Windows 10 uses your internet connection to
share updates with others across the internet.
- - -
Without your affirmative permission in advance, this is *stealing*
bandwidth.
--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
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