Microsoft Outlines Privacy Changes in Windows 10 Creators Update

Microsoft announced today that it's on a "privacy journey" with
its Windows 10 users and that the coming Windows 10 "creators
update" will have new privacy options with better explanations.

The journey apparently started because of comments Microsoft
received about those privacy controls in Windows 10. Microsoft
specifically pointed to feedback from "the European Union's
Article 29 Working Group and national data protection
authorities" in its announcement by Terry Myerson, executive
vice president of the Windows and Devices Group and Marisa
Rogers, privacy officer of the Windows and Devices Group.

Last year, France's data protection commission gave Microsoft
three months to address alleged noncompliance with France's
privacy laws by the Home and Pro editions of Windows 10. The
complaints concerned the handling of data transfers, advertising
IDs, cookies, PIN security and telemetry reporting. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation had also accused Microsoft of
disregarding user privacy with Windows 10.

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017...ws-10-privacy-
changes.aspx

On 2017-04-05 11:07 PM, Cornelis Tromp wrote:
Microsoft announced today that it's on a "privacy journey" with
its Windows 10 users and that the coming Windows 10 "creators
update" will have new privacy options with better explanations.

I already upgraded to it and this is pretty much the case. You can
disable a lot of the "problems" during the upgrade process.

The journey apparently started because of comments Microsoft
received about those privacy controls in Windows 10. Microsoft
specifically pointed to feedback from "the European Union's
Article 29 Working Group and national data protection
authorities" in its announcement by Terry Myerson, executive
vice president of the Windows and Devices Group and Marisa
Rogers, privacy officer of the Windows and Devices Group.

Last year, France's data protection commission gave Microsoft
three months to address alleged noncompliance with France's
privacy laws by the Home and Pro editions of Windows 10. The
complaints concerned the handling of data transfers, advertising
IDs, cookies, PIN security and telemetry reporting. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation had also accused Microsoft of
disregarding user privacy with Windows 10.

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017...ws-10-privacy-
changes.aspx

So far, it's a pretty nice update even though it doesn't seem to change
much. Two things I noticed are the sudden removal of the traditional
Control Panel, forcing users to use the "Settings" Microsoft introduced
with the original Windows 10 upgrade. The other is the addition of a
"Gaming" panel within those settings to enable things such as the game
mode. "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. That panel also includes a setting
wherein the user can decide whether software can be installed from
anywhere, to include a warning if it's not from the Store or to force
users to install from the Store alone. Hopefully, this will encourage
developers to make their software available from the Store and get them
to move away from Win32.

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Silver Tongued-Heel
OpenMedia & EFF Member
Gab.ai: @silverslimer

On 4/6/2017 8:53 AM, Silver-Tongued Heel wrote:
On 2017-04-05 11:07 PM, Cornelis Tromp wrote:
Microsoft announced today that it's on a "privacy journey" with
its Windows 10 users and that the coming Windows 10 "creators
update" will have new privacy options with better explanations.

I already upgraded to it and this is pretty much the case. You can
disable a lot of the "problems" during the upgrade process.

The journey apparently started because of comments Microsoft
received about those privacy controls in Windows 10. Microsoft
specifically pointed to feedback from "the European Union's
Article 29 Working Group and national data protection
authorities" in its announcement by Terry Myerson, executive
vice president of the Windows and Devices Group and Marisa
Rogers, privacy officer of the Windows and Devices Group.

Last year, France's data protection commission gave Microsoft
three months to address alleged noncompliance with France's
privacy laws by the Home and Pro editions of Windows 10. The
complaints concerned the handling of data transfers, advertising
IDs, cookies, PIN security and telemetry reporting. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation had also accused Microsoft of
disregarding user privacy with Windows 10.

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017...ws-10-privacy-
changes.aspx

So far, it's a pretty nice update even though it doesn't seem to change
much. Two things I noticed are the sudden removal of the traditional
Control Panel, forcing users to use the "Settings" Microsoft introduced
with the original Windows 10 upgrade. The other is the addition of a
"Gaming" panel within those settings to enable things such as the game
mode. "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. That panel also includes a setting
wherein the user can decide whether software can be installed from
anywhere, to include a warning if it's not from the Store or to force
users to install from the Store alone. Hopefully, this will encourage
developers to make their software available from the Store and get them
to move away from Win32.

I have bifocals so may have missed something but if

"removal of the traditional Control Panel,"

" "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. "

Where can you find the information found in the Control Panel, Programs,
Programs and Features; Like date, version and size of the installed
programs?

On 2017-04-06 9:07 AM, knuttle wrote:
On 4/6/2017 8:53 AM, Silver-Tongued Heel wrote:
On 2017-04-05 11:07 PM, Cornelis Tromp wrote:
Microsoft announced today that it's on a "privacy journey" with
its Windows 10 users and that the coming Windows 10 "creators
update" will have new privacy options with better explanations.

I already upgraded to it and this is pretty much the case. You can
disable a lot of the "problems" during the upgrade process.

The journey apparently started because of comments Microsoft
received about those privacy controls in Windows 10. Microsoft
specifically pointed to feedback from "the European Union's
Article 29 Working Group and national data protection
authorities" in its announcement by Terry Myerson, executive
vice president of the Windows and Devices Group and Marisa
Rogers, privacy officer of the Windows and Devices Group.

Last year, France's data protection commission gave Microsoft
three months to address alleged noncompliance with France's
privacy laws by the Home and Pro editions of Windows 10. The
complaints concerned the handling of data transfers, advertising
IDs, cookies, PIN security and telemetry reporting. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation had also accused Microsoft of
disregarding user privacy with Windows 10.

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017...ws-10-privacy-
changes.aspx

So far, it's a pretty nice update even though it doesn't seem to change
much. Two things I noticed are the sudden removal of the traditional
Control Panel, forcing users to use the "Settings" Microsoft introduced
with the original Windows 10 upgrade. The other is the addition of a
"Gaming" panel within those settings to enable things such as the game
mode. "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. That panel also includes a setting
wherein the user can decide whether software can be installed from
anywhere, to include a warning if it's not from the Store or to force
users to install from the Store alone. Hopefully, this will encourage
developers to make their software available from the Store and get them
to move away from Win32.

I have bifocals so may have missed something but if

"removal of the traditional Control Panel,"

" "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. "

Where can you find the information found in the Control Panel, Programs,
Programs and Features; Like date, version and size of the installed
programs?

Start - Settings - Apps

I'm looking at it right now and it has a full list of all of the
software installed (including the modern apps which never appeared in
the Control Panel), their sizes and their date of installation.

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Silver Tongued-Heel
OpenMedia & EFF Member
Gab.ai: @silverslimer

In article
Silver-Tongued Heel wrote:

On 2017-04-06 9:07 AM, knuttle wrote:
On 4/6/2017 8:53 AM, Silver-Tongued Heel wrote:
On 2017-04-05 11:07 PM, Cornelis Tromp wrote:
Microsoft announced today that it's on a "privacy journey" with
its Windows 10 users and that the coming Windows 10 "creators
update" will have new privacy options with better explanations.

I already upgraded to it and this is pretty much the case. You can
disable a lot of the "problems" during the upgrade process.

The journey apparently started because of comments Microsoft
received about those privacy controls in Windows 10. Microsoft
specifically pointed to feedback from "the European Union's
Article 29 Working Group and national data protection
authorities" in its announcement by Terry Myerson, executive
vice president of the Windows and Devices Group and Marisa
Rogers, privacy officer of the Windows and Devices Group.

Last year, France's data protection commission gave Microsoft
three months to address alleged noncompliance with France's
privacy laws by the Home and Pro editions of Windows 10. The
complaints concerned the handling of data transfers, advertising
IDs, cookies, PIN security and telemetry reporting. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation had also accused Microsoft of
disregarding user privacy with Windows 10.

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017...ws-10-privacy-
changes.aspx

So far, it's a pretty nice update even though it doesn't seem to change
much. Two things I noticed are the sudden removal of the traditional
Control Panel, forcing users to use the "Settings" Microsoft introduced
with the original Windows 10 upgrade. The other is the addition of a
"Gaming" panel within those settings to enable things such as the game
mode. "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. That panel also includes a setting
wherein the user can decide whether software can be installed from
anywhere, to include a warning if it's not from the Store or to force
users to install from the Store alone. Hopefully, this will encourage
developers to make their software available from the Store and get them
to move away from Win32.

I have bifocals so may have missed something but if

"removal of the traditional Control Panel,"

" "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. "

Where can you find the information found in the Control Panel, Programs,
Programs and Features; Like date, version and size of the installed
programs?

Start - Settings - Apps

I'm looking at it right now and it has a full list of all of the
software installed (including the modern apps which never appeared in
the Control Panel), their sizes and their date of installation.

Fail.

Start - Settings - System - Apps & Features

On 2017-04-07 5:29 AM, Anonymous wrote:
In article
Silver-Tongued Heel wrote:

On 2017-04-06 9:07 AM, knuttle wrote:
On 4/6/2017 8:53 AM, Silver-Tongued Heel wrote:
On 2017-04-05 11:07 PM, Cornelis Tromp wrote:
Microsoft announced today that it's on a "privacy journey" with
its Windows 10 users and that the coming Windows 10 "creators
update" will have new privacy options with better explanations.

I already upgraded to it and this is pretty much the case. You can
disable a lot of the "problems" during the upgrade process.

The journey apparently started because of comments Microsoft
received about those privacy controls in Windows 10. Microsoft
specifically pointed to feedback from "the European Union's
Article 29 Working Group and national data protection
authorities" in its announcement by Terry Myerson, executive
vice president of the Windows and Devices Group and Marisa
Rogers, privacy officer of the Windows and Devices Group.

Last year, France's data protection commission gave Microsoft
three months to address alleged noncompliance with France's
privacy laws by the Home and Pro editions of Windows 10. The
complaints concerned the handling of data transfers, advertising
IDs, cookies, PIN security and telemetry reporting. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation had also accused Microsoft of
disregarding user privacy with Windows 10.

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017...ws-10-privacy-
changes.aspx

So far, it's a pretty nice update even though it doesn't seem to change
much. Two things I noticed are the sudden removal of the traditional
Control Panel, forcing users to use the "Settings" Microsoft introduced
with the original Windows 10 upgrade. The other is the addition of a
"Gaming" panel within those settings to enable things such as the game
mode. "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. That panel also includes a setting
wherein the user can decide whether software can be installed from
anywhere, to include a warning if it's not from the Store or to force
users to install from the Store alone. Hopefully, this will encourage
developers to make their software available from the Store and get them
to move away from Win32.

I have bifocals so may have missed something but if

"removal of the traditional Control Panel,"

" "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. "

Where can you find the information found in the Control Panel, Programs,
Programs and Features; Like date, version and size of the installed
programs?

Start - Settings - Apps

I'm looking at it right now and it has a full list of all of the
software installed (including the modern apps which never appeared in
the Control Panel), their sizes and their date of installation.

Fail.

Start - Settings - System - Apps & Features

Idiot, we're talking about the _new_ version of Windows 10, the Creators
Update. Try to pay attention.


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Silver Tongued-Heel
OpenMedia & EFF Member
Gab.ai: @silverslimer

On 2017-04-07 12:10:27 +0000, Silver-Tongued Heel said:

On 2017-04-07 5:29 AM, Anonymous wrote:
In article
Silver-Tongued Heel wrote:

On 2017-04-06 9:07 AM, knuttle wrote:
On 4/6/2017 8:53 AM, Silver-Tongued Heel wrote:
On 2017-04-05 11:07 PM, Cornelis Tromp wrote:
Microsoft announced today that it's on a "privacy journey" with
its Windows 10 users and that the coming Windows 10 "creators
update" will have new privacy options with better explanations.

I already upgraded to it and this is pretty much the case. You can
disable a lot of the "problems" during the upgrade process.

The journey apparently started because of comments Microsoft
received about those privacy controls in Windows 10. Microsoft
specifically pointed to feedback from "the European Union's
Article 29 Working Group and national data protection
authorities" in its announcement by Terry Myerson, executive
vice president of the Windows and Devices Group and Marisa
Rogers, privacy officer of the Windows and Devices Group.

Last year, France's data protection commission gave Microsoft
three months to address alleged noncompliance with France's
privacy laws by the Home and Pro editions of Windows 10. The
complaints concerned the handling of data transfers, advertising
IDs, cookies, PIN security and telemetry reporting. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation had also accused Microsoft of
disregarding user privacy with Windows 10.

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017...ws-10-privacy-
changes.aspx

So far, it's a pretty nice update even though it doesn't seem to change
much. Two things I noticed are the sudden removal of the traditional
Control Panel, forcing users to use the "Settings" Microsoft introduced
with the original Windows 10 upgrade. The other is the addition of a
"Gaming" panel within those settings to enable things such as the game
mode. "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. That panel also includes a setting
wherein the user can decide whether software can be installed from
anywhere, to include a warning if it's not from the Store or to force
users to install from the Store alone. Hopefully, this will encourage
developers to make their software available from the Store and get them
to move away from Win32.

I have bifocals so may have missed something but if

"removal of the traditional Control Panel,"

" "Apps" is also removed from within the "System" panel to make it
easier to manage your software. "

Where can you find the information found in the Control Panel, Programs,
Programs and Features; Like date, version and size of the installed
programs?

Start - Settings - Apps

I'm looking at it right now and it has a full list of all of the
software installed (including the modern apps which never appeared in
the Control Panel), their sizes and their date of installation.

Fail.

Start - Settings - System - Apps & Features

Idiot, we're talking about the _new_ version of Windows 10, the Creators
Update. Try to pay attention.

Then don't cross post to comp.sys.mac.system that is somewhat
indicative that the OP was a TROLL.
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Regards,

Savageduck