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I recall when Windows 10 came out some company had demanded to know all of the things it sent back to Microsoft over the wire. Microsoft had some guy basically
by ridgered4 4y ago
I recall when Windows 10 came out some company had demanded to know all of the things it sent back to Microsoft over the wire. Microsoft had some guy basically run wireshark and a bunch of network scans while using it and put that in a report. It blew my mind because it implied nobody at Microsoft actually knew what it was collecting and when anymore than your average security researcher, possibly because there are so many sub-entities in the company hoovering it up for different purposes.
- kornhole 4y agoWhen I worked in Redmond, they pressed us heavily to collect telemetry where possible. Each line of business basically operated as a separate company with many subsystems and no effective way of connecting customers or users between them. I have been at many big companies and seen similar. If these big companies with expertise and money can't manage their data well, it should be no surprise to anybody how poorly it is handled at smaller companies.