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So the Chinese governments gets the privacy and security controls we want, but we don't get to turn any of this off? This looks like the most dystopian cyberpu
by api 9y ago
So the Chinese governments gets the privacy and security controls we want, but we don't get to turn any of this off?
This looks like the most dystopian cyberpunk global corporate state-- mass surveillance for the masses, privacy and security opt-outs for the elite and governments.
- thoth 9y agoNo kidding. What about US customers that want "to manage all telemetry and updates"?
- vkou 9y agoYou're a captive audience, China is the next billion.
- simplezeal 9y agoFrom the article ... "The Windows 10 China Government Edition is based on Windows 10 Enterprise Edition". AFAIK the option to control telemetry was always there for Enterprise Edition. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/confi... "IT pros can use various methods, including Group Policy and Mobile Device Management (MDM), to choose a telemetry level. If you’re using Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, or Windows Server 2016, the Security telemetry level is available when managing the policy. Setting the telemetry level through policy overrides users’ choices."
- theandrewbailey 9y ago> AFAIK the option to control telemetry was always there for Enterprise Edition. From what I've read, it doesn't work. https://twitter.com/m8urnett/status/866353982217699328 https://twitter.com/m8urnett/status/866353982217699328
- oridecon 9y ago> AFAIK the option to control telemetry was always there for Enterprise Edition. ( ) A lot ( ) All of it https://xato.net/windows-spying-and-a-twitter-rant-19203babb2e7 https://xato.net/windows-spying-and-a-twitter-rant-19203babb... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12959097 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12959097
- Arizhel 9y agoYes, and I think it's a great thing. The masses need to be spied on, and I don't think it even needs to be a secret. But the funny part is that it's completely voluntary. You can opt-out any time you want, by simply abandoning Windows and choosing an alternative OS. But almost no one is going to do that; they're just going to keep using Windows with its spyware and then complaining about it like you do here.
- codedokode 9y agoMaybe abandoning Windows is not easy. Cannot the problem be solved by blocking all Microsoft's networks with a firewall? Except for skype there is nothing useful anyway.
- Arizhel 9y ago>Maybe abandoning Windows is not easy. The best things in life don't come easy.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoIsn't Skype in china done through a JV?