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Microsoft continues its legacy of spying on its windows users! Windows 10 Privacy Spy destroyer
DISTROY WINDOWS 10 SPYING – Privacy Concerns
As we all know since windows 7 Microsoft has altered its operating system to be more user friendly and at the same time collect more user data on its customers, When windows 8 was launched , there were big changes including location platform and many more but now with the new Windows 10 release there are endless limitations on the collection of data being sent to Microsoft.
Some group has released a piece of software which eliminates all apps, and blocks the data from being sent to Microsoft. I will not comment much on the software but see below what it does block.
Also a new app by the name of DoNotSpy10 has been created by a German developer pXc-coding.
Destroy Windows 10 Spying is an app that can block anonymous data being sent, remove apps that can’t be removed the standard way and more. I liked that it can remove some of the Windows default programs that can’t be removed under Apps & Features, an annoyance I immediately discovered since I prefer to “slim” down windows.
I should note that there are still a few steps to complete, you’ll still need to go online to Microsoft’s site and opt out of the company’s invasive advertising tracking features when using DoNotSpy10 or other piece of software.
It’s your own fault if you don’t know that Windows 10 is spying on you. That’s what people always say when users fail to read through a company’s terms of service document, right?
Well, here is Microsoft’s 12,000-word service agreement. Some of it is probably in English. We’re pretty sure it says you can’t steal Windows or use Windows to send spam, and also that Microsoft retains the right to take possession of your first-born child if it so chooses. And that’s only one of several documents you’ll have to read through.
Actually, here’s one excerpt from Microsoft’s privacy statement that everyone can understand:
Finally, we will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to: 1.comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal process, including from law enforcement or other government agencies; 2.protect our customers, for example to prevent spam or attempts to defraud users of the services, or to help prevent the loss of life or serious injury of anyone; 3.operate and maintain the security of our services, including to prevent or stop an attack on our computer systems or networks; or 4.protect the rights or property of Microsoft, including enforcing the terms governing the use of the services – however, if we receive information indicating that someone is using our services to traffic in stolen intellectual or physical property of Microsoft, we will not inspect a customer’s private content ourselves, but we may refer the matter to law enforcement.
If that sentence sent shivers down your spine, don’t worry. As invasive as it is, Microsoft does allow Windows 10 users to opt out of all of the features that might be considered invasions of privacy.
Some of the domains we know send anonymous information back to Microsoft include:
vortex.data.microsoft.com
vortex-win.data.microsoft.com
telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com
telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
oca.telemetry.microsoft.com
oca.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com
sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
redir.metaservices.microsoft.com
choice.microsoft.com
choice.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
df.telemetry.microsoft.com
reports.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
services.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
sqm.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
telemetry.microsoft.com
watson.ppe.telemetry.microsoft.com
telemetry.appex.bing.net
telemetry.urs.microsoft.com
telemetry.appex.bing.net:443
settings-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
vortex-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
survey.watson.microsoft.com
watson.live.com
watson.microsoft.com
statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com
corpext.msitadfs.glbdns2.microsoft.com
compatexchange.cloudapp.net
cs1.wpc.v0cdn.net
a-0001.a-msedge.net
statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
sls.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
diagnostics.support.microsoft.com
corp.sts.microsoft.com
statsfe1.ws.microsoft.com
pre.footprintpredict.com
i1.services.social.microsoft.com
i1.services.social.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
feedback.windows.com
feedback.microsoft-hohm.comfeedback.search.microsoft.com
rad.msn.com
preview.msn.com
ad.doubleclick.net
ads.msn.com
ads1.msads.net
ads1.msn.com
a.ads1.msn.com
a.ads2.msn.com
adnexus.net
adnxs.com
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Microsoft Going through your emails!!
MS Outlook AdWhat Microsoft Says
Microsoft Corporation once advertised, “We don’t go through your email to sell ads.” What Microsoft does instead is go through your email for everything else.
Microsoft is establishing a way for major Internet Service Providers to get away with accessing and using actual communications of customers while couching everything under “protection.” The violation goes way beyond the collection and storage of data while not even violating Microsoft’s own Privacy Policy or Terms of Service.
Since Microsoft and all the other big ISPs are now allowed by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to read and disclose its customers communications (email, blogs, texts, chat), the law itself protects Microsoft and all ISPs and gives them a way out since they stand on the premise that the data belongs to them, so there is no expectation of privacy. Where does that leave you, the consumer, and what does it mean for journalists?
Recently Microsoft, without a court order, accessed the private emails and chat communications between one of its customers who was blogging with an ex MS employee. The employee did break the law,but Microsoft sidestepped legal process to gather the evidence on its own and then turn it over to authorities who proceeded to arrest the individual.
The current Administration has repeatedly assured us that the ISPs are innocently collecting and simply storing data in the name of national security’ in order to keep us all safe from terrorism. Not true since there is a little backdoor which allows Microsoft (because it can) to go in and search and read and use details of communications of its customers. In this case, Microsoft did just that by accessing the Hotmail account (which is now Outlook and owned by MS) of a customer because they wanted to use the information they found to go after an ex-employee.
It appears that ISPs get to invade customer communications because it is in THEIR best interest since the ECPA law was recently interpreted and changed to allow ISPs to get away with whatever they want to. What happened to due process? It is apparent that the bottom line is all that matters for the ISP.
In this particular case, Microsoft did not go to a judge or get a court order; and despite the public being assured that ISPs will not misuse the data they are ‘collecting and storing’, remember, they dont have to any more. Microsoft considers this information to belong to them in the first place.
After Microsoft came under fire for the incident, John Frank, Microsoft General Counsel, issued a statement that included magnificent double speak to convince us all that MS is only protecting their customers and justifying the action by saying his company “took extraordinary actions based on the specific circumstances” to “protect our customers and the security and integrity of our products.”
Oh yes, the action Microsoft took was indeed extraordinary.
Frank went on to justify the legal reasoning guiding Microsoft’s actions and explained how Microsoft adhered to its own terms of service as it was determined by its own investigation. Frank said that courts do not “issue orders authorizing someone to search themselves, since obviously no such order is needed,” basing his argument on Microsoft owns the data so they just don’t need a court order to go get whatever they want or target whomever they choose.
Frank added that Microsoft will not search customer email (and other communications) unless it would justify a court order if one were available. The fact is that if Microsoft does not follow legal procedures in the first place or attempt to get a court order, then of course there wont be one ‘available’ so he establishes the way out of following any due process.
Frank also made sure to tell us how Microsoft has had our backs and even has their very own internal process set up that is designed to protect customers from Microsoft deciding to grab emails and using the specific information. Part of the plan apparently involves an internal legal staff that operates independently from another internal department to jointly determine if a court order would otherwise be issued by a judge before they can go in (internally) and grab all your actual communications. Lots of ‘internal’ machinations go into the very internal determination. They even announced they will now follow extra steps and submit their evidence (noteevidence they already have collected) to an outside attorney to review.
One can safely assume Microsoft is paying this outside attorney as a consultant with a CDA in place, so of course this outside attorney is really an inside attorney on the side of MS, and this statement is simply double speak to make Microsoft look good. “Oh, we are hiring an outside attorney who used to be a former judge even! And he will help us determine if it’s okay for us to use emails and chat conversations of our customers before we decide to go use it.”
With the loss of Net Neutrality and the recent changes in the law that favor their bottom line, the ISPs like Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, can pretty much do what they want now and charge what they want. This is only the beginning of the double speak but there are still people who can see through. And, it’s not half way in and half way out, its never halfway when only the consumer is losing.
The incident should raise major red flags among bloggers and journalists who use Microsoft and other ISP services to communicate and do research, particularly when it comes to protection of sources.
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