August 23, 2016

EFF report on Windows 10's privacy & security flaws finally getting the attention it deserves

After several days of freaking out over the Anniversary Update's webcam bug, Windows 10's more serious issues are finally getting some more attention.

Offered without comment, a sampling of today's coverage of the topic:


The EFF Calls Out Microsoft's Ongoing Bullshit On Windows 10 ...

Techdirt-2 hours ago
While Windows 10 is generally well-liked by reviewers and users, it's relatively clear that it's not the OS to choose if you actually want to control how much ...

Windows 10 lack of user choice, poor privacy slammed

iTWire-3 hours ago
EFF staffer Amul Kalia wrote in a blog post that the tactics employed to get users to upgrade to Windows 10 had ranged from annoying to malicious.

Windows 10 privacy concerns accused by EFF

News4C-8 hours ago
EFF, which stands for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has recently made some accusations that Microsoft is not careful with user privacy and user choice in ...

Microsoft (MSFT) Slammed by the EFF for Privacy Issues

Wall Street Pit-9 hours ago
The EFF released a strong worded editorial, putting Windows 10 on blast for compromising ... The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) slammed Redmond tech ...

Windows 'blatantly' disregard privacy

Bitterwallet-12 hours ago
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says: "The tactics Microsoft employed to get users of earlier versions of Windows to upgrade to Windows 10 went from ...

Microsoft blasted over Windows 10's 'blatant disregard' for user privacy

Computing-14 hours ago
As a result the EFF has called on Microsoft to listen to its customers, of which more than 6,000 signed the online petition, and amend how Windows 10 operates ...

Windows 10: Microsoft slammed by EFF for gathering ...

International Business Times UK-14 hours ago
In a damning editorial published on 17 August, EFF staff member Amul Kalia blasts Microsoft for misguiding users as part of its attempt to push Windows 10 to ...

Microsoft has been 'downright malicious' with Windows 10, blasts ...

Express.co.uk-15 hours ago
WINDOWS 10 has been criticised for its overly aggressive upgrade tactics, ... dubbed EFF – has criticised Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 10.

Microsoft slammed over 'blatant disregard' for user privacy with ...

V3.co.uk-15 hours ago
The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) has attacked Microsoft for its "blatant disregard" for user privacy in the Windows 10 operating system. The rights group ...

Microsoft is in trouble again over Windows 10 upgrade and privacy ...

SiliconANGLE (blog)-16 hours ago
Relating to User Choice EFF made Microsoft's aggressive Windows 10 upgrade push a big issue, something that took various forms, each not without attendant

Microsoft a utilisé des pratiques malveillantes pour imposer ...

TelerouteNewsAgency-18 hours ago
C'est sur son site que l'EFF a publié un article intitulé "With Windows 10, Microsoft Blatantly Disregards User Choice and Privacy: A Deep Dive " ("Avec Windows ...

Microsoft blasted over Windows 10 privacy concerns

ThaiVisa News-19 hours ago
Microsoft is once again being criticised for the way in which Windows 10 ... of usage data back to Microsoft,” writes Amul Kalia from EFF, who notes that by ...

The EFF calls for Microsoft to address Windows 10 privacy concerns

KitGuru-Aug 22, 2016
In a lengthy editorial, the EFF claims that Windows 10 is sending an “unprecedented amount of usage data back to Microsoft”, and Cortana integration increases ...

EFF condemns Windows 10 data collection

Computerworld-Aug 22, 2016
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is lambasting Microsoft over Windows 10'stelemetry technology, urging it to "come clean" with customers. In a piece ...

Microsoft Slammed for Trampling User Choice and Privacy with ...

WCCFtech-Aug 22, 2016
If we thought all the debate around Windows 10 privacy concerns was over since the ... The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has accused Microsoft of ...

EFF slams Microsoft's 'blatant disregard' for user privacy with ...

Inquirer-Aug 22, 2016
First on EFF's radar is Microsoft's backhanded tactics to get people to upgrade to Windows 10, which we here at the INQUIRER know about all too well.

EFF takes a deep dive into Windows 10's brutal privacy breaches

Boing Boing-Aug 22, 2016
Microsoft's deceptive hard-sell to gets users to "upgrade" to Windows 10 (the most control-freaky OS to ever come out of Redmond) is made all the more awful by ...

EFF blasts Microsoft over Windows 10 privacy concerns

The Verge-Aug 22, 2016
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has accused Microsoft of disregarding user choice and privacy with Windows 10. In a scathing editorial, EFF employee Amul ...


It looks like quite a few of them are just reblogging from BetaNews, but still... it's progress. Faith in humanity: restored.