The truth about Windows 7 and 8.1 'spy patches' KB 3068708, 3022345, 3075249, 3080149

[johnherman]

The author sets things straight. However, to sum up my concerns, here's a quote from the author regarding the explanation he received from Microsoft:

"Can I prove, definitively, that what the Microsoft spokesperson avers is in fact true? No, I can't. "

http://www.infoworld.com/article/29...cd54e768a66#tk.IFWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2015-09-12

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[xwb]

Have a look at

https://pubs.vmware.com/view-51/ind...UID-BE82165B-13BC-4FD9-A9CF-FBEF6343D98A.html

on how to disable the CEIP.

 

[johnherman]

http://www.infoworld.com/article/29...cd54e768a66#tk.IFWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2015-09-15

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[cdogg]

The very next sentence:

But I see no reason to doubt the statements.

Goes on to say:

There are two old-timer lessons to take away from all this, which I've repeated indefatigably since the arrival of XP:

[tab]1. Don't click to install optional updates
[tab]2. Turn off CEIP

So for those who are paranoid about the data collected and sent to the House of Microsoft, you've got ways to prevent it from happening.



-Carl
"The glass is neither half-full nor half-empty: it's twice as big as it needs to be."

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