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The problem I have with the current settings in Windows 10 is how they seem to lump together vital security update functionality with Cortana and other datamini

The problem I have with the current settings in Windows 10 is how they seem to lump together vital security update functionality with Cortana and other datamining features. They shouldn't be part of the same 'module' as it were. But someone at MS HQ thought it was a good idea for some odd reason. I can't see this as anything but a way to sweeten the medicine they feel we need to take. IMO, if they were up front about what each feature does and how to enable/disable it wouldn't get anything close to the pushback it's getting now. It just seems the suits on high think they know better than the rest of us and that's a troubling attitude. What if they think that end-to-end encryption isn't a good thing and that they need to force us "naughty children" to not use it? Well there goes your enterprise customers who have to use said encryption to secure work stations from industrial espionage.

drzaiusapelord 11y ago
Well, I'm not an expert on UI stuff, but the author did go right into Defender's settings and choose to disable the cloud definitions. How is that misleading? MS didn't hide that setting. Its in a logical place. Its obvious the author didn't bother to understand what cloud definitions are, just saw the word "cloud," and put on his Mr. Privacy Expert hat and told everyone to turn it off. I do agree that Smartscreen is in a silly place, but because MS now uses it for not only sites but MS Store links, it kinda makes sense to move it out of the browser and into a more general place. Sadly, links like these guides get everywhere on the internet. Lots of people are now going to be at risk at easily avoided malware and phishing attempts because of his laziness and stupidity. In a couple months we'll have articles about "Why is Windows 10 getting so much malware?" Gee maybe because everyone disabled the security features in an angry privacy fit without considering the consequences or thinking through the problem? The same way geeks freaked out when the UAC in Vista was revealed and disabled it, along with the security layer it provides.

drzaiusapelord 11y ago

Well, I'm not an expert on UI stuff, but the author did go right into Defender's settings and choose to disable the cloud definitions. How is that misleading? MS didn't hide that setting. Its in a logical place. Its obvious the author didn't bother to understand what cloud definitions are, just saw the word "cloud," and put on his Mr. Privacy Expert hat and told everyone to turn it off. I do agree that Smartscreen is in a silly place, but because MS now uses it for not only sites but MS Store links, it kinda makes sense to move it out of the browser and into a more general place. Sadly, links like these guides get everywhere on the internet. Lots of people are now going to be at risk at easily avoided malware and phishing attempts because of his laziness and stupidity. In a couple months we'll have articles about "Why is Windows 10 getting so much malware?" Gee maybe because everyone disabled the security features in an angry privacy fit without considering the consequences or thinking through the problem? The same way geeks freaked out when the UAC in Vista was revealed and disabled it, along with the security layer it provides.