To all the people running Windows 7 and 8.

[truecam]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/09/12/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-now-forced-onto-windows-7-and-windows-8/
Just move to linux.

[white-knight]

Besides all the shit spying win 10 isn't to bad.

Just move to linux.

I'm sure the world would love to move to linux if only all the software was compatible. Nothing i use for work will work with linux .  fml right

[Axon]

This is an act of terrorism on user's privacy.

[x40a0e]

Sadly not many people outside of security seem to care about privacy these days. They'd rather get rid of all the damn terrerizers, and have cortana tell you that you forgot to take birth control and might be pregnant than have any semblance of privacy. Somewhat relavent xkcd that made me chuckle.

Seriously though it is hard to convey why these things (privacy/security) mattar to people that just don't care. I am friends with a CTO of a relatively large startup/vc firm in my area and his response to the whole Stagefright vuln, was "who cares, they can look at my pictures of me on a camping trip with the family". I think this is the general attitude about privacy (as well as the fact that your personal device that has all your personall info could be easilly hacked), I don't have anything to hide, so why should I care. Its frusterating. /rant

[proxx]

It does not say anywhere it will , this is just another horny writer and OP just took the title for granted.

[truecam]

It does not say anywhere it will , this is just another horny writer and OP just took the title for granted.

I have windows 8 on my laptop... Tethered my phone to my laptop.  Went over data cap. Got charged $20. Found out windows automatically downloaded windows 10 onto my pc. Hence me looking up article then posting it here. Fuck Microsoft.

[white-knight]

I have windows 8 on my laptop... Tethered my phone to my laptop.  Went over data cap. Got charged $20. Found out windows automatically downloaded windows 10 onto my pc. Hence me looking up article then posting it here. Fuck Microsoft.

 I think it just downloads some of 10 in the background but it don't just install it . u have to choose to install it

[proxx]

I have windows 8 on my laptop... Tethered my phone to my laptop.  Went over data cap. Got charged $20. Found out windows automatically downloaded windows 10 onto my pc. Hence me looking up article then posting it here. Fuck Microsoft.

Noone tells you to run it, we are used to these jokes from them.

[Axon]

So, this isn't true at all? Hmmmm.

[0E 800]

You guys should read The Circle by Dave Eggers.

Its definitely where our society is headed.

Book reveiw:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/12/the-circle-dave-eggers-review

[Darkvision]

You guys should read The Circle by Dave Eggers.

Its definitely where our society is headed.

Book reveiw:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/12/the-circle-dave-eggers-review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P33_Tl6peig

i could really say so much more on this, but im half asleep so guess all you get is a joke

[gray]

You can avoid it being downloaded to your machine if you don't install the updates that are *supposed to make upgrading to Win 10 easier*.  If you don't want to install Win 10 you have no need for them, and along with shoving Win 10 to your face, they are also backporting some of the privacy invading shit to Win 7 and 8.

You can verify if you installed the  updates by checking if you have this hidden folder in your system drive: $WINDOWS.~BT  (this is where Win 10 gets downloaded to). If you delete it without uninstalling the updates, it will just get recreated.

[chris_kzn]

@gray, how can one test when they have installed one of the "Backported tracking junk" onto your pc? This is the main reason I have opted not to upgrade, I thought it was just a natural install from Windows 10 only.

Where are those VPN's and Privacy sites, need to start subscribing.

[flying_blind]

Sadly not many people outside of security seem to care about privacy these days.

This is true but I believe that most people don't care because they don't realize what are the possible implications for a lack of privacy.

[Revolution99]

i would love to do it, if all the programms that i use, working on linux. But they don't. And they will not. So i can't...