Question:
Does Windows 10 spy on you?
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2016-04-10 13:57:55 UTC
Everytime I'm downloading a video or streaming sports on my computer it crashes and says "non-paged error". It only happens if I download music or stream sports.
21 answers:
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2016-08-24 11:12:25 UTC
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Konami King
2016-04-12 12:53:01 UTC
Obviously by now there s so much controversy about it spying that you never know for sure anymore, but in terms of Windows 7 and 8 getting it, telemetry isn t spying. It just means Windows 7 and 8 now have mandatory bug reports being sent to Microsoft. Some of the conspiracy articles seem to not even know what telemetry means, so that s a sign towards it being a theory to begin with if the only evidence we have come from non-tech blogs not knowing what telemetry is lol.



However, I guess the only way to know for sure is to not go online, since you can t access any servers, including Microsoft. There hasn t been much actual evidence for the spying besides the vague EULA that started it all in the first place. I think it applies to Microsoft Services though, and that the Windows-as-a-service marketing gimmick isn t the same thing as a Microsoft Service. I found a link to all the Microsoft Services on the official Microsoft site including Bing, Cortana, etc. But Windows 10 as an OS wasn t on there, so that s more evidence of it being just a conspiracy from the EULA. Can t find it anymore though, wish I bookmarked.



There s no way to know for sure though, some say that they ve always been spying and have the attitude that everyone is always spying.
Andy T
2016-04-11 15:10:42 UTC
It doesn't make sense Windows 10 "spies", analytics on which feature is used often and better (which I would associate that activity with Apple much more so) don't really count.
2016-04-13 11:11:18 UTC
Huh, I upgraded from windows 7 to Windows 10, but didn't like it. But now I'm really really glad I didn't.
2016-04-15 13:30:50 UTC
never heard about spying but windows 10 has backdoor

source : http://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.en.html from google 'windows 10 backdoor'
Flower Child ☮☼♫♪
2016-04-11 05:31:37 UTC
Well you can use another browser for downloading stuff and see if it works better. Here are some 10 ways to stop Windows 10 from spying on you.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C162rumLRlY&nohtml5=False
brayden
2016-04-10 14:17:27 UTC
There are a lot of conspiracy nuts who think Win 10 spies. But the Federal Govt uses Win 10, so if it "spies" then Bill Gates would be in prison.



That being said, what does spying have to do with the fact you can't watch videos without crashing? The two have nothing to do with each other. You have some sort of issue going on that's causing your videos to crash. Most likely it's because you need to install the Win 10 driver for your video card. Try updating your video card to the latest Win 10 driver and see if that corrects this.
stevo
2016-04-11 01:37:54 UTC
stay away from 10
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2016-04-12 14:43:36 UTC
That's what I hear... I'm staying with 8.1
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2016-04-10 21:03:09 UTC
frankly, internet and everything in it, spying on you, trying to hack you and do bad things, if you are not careful. likewise people. so install anti virus program, anti spam and firewall, you be ok. there is no place on earth or in ICT world is safe, unless you go hiding in jungle but that also, no guarantee.
TWB
2016-04-10 15:29:12 UTC
We are M$. Resistance is futile. Your puters and lappies will adapt to service us. We will add your technology to our own. M$ has announced that Windows is NOT a top priority. Pushing people to use the cloud and mobile has become their main focus now. Now the truth about 10 is coming out.



Windows 7 and 8.1 is far better than 10. Windows 10 is far better at being spyware then any OS previously released to date. I find that people who are blinded by loyalty to M$ know little about Windows 10 and the spyware in it. They base their opinion on second hand knowledge and propaganda spread by M$.



With Windows 10, M$ owns your system.

YOU can no longer pick the updates you want installed.

THEY can choose which drivers are installed.

THEY can choose what THEY want on your system.

THEY even installed a backdoor in it so THEY can SPY on you at all times.



We all thought Windows 8 would be the worse OS M$ would release and they learned there lesson. They made some good improvements in 8 when they released 8.1. At that point we thought M$ was on the path to redemption. Then they come along with 10 and proved us wrong. People who make a profit off spyware and love the government knowing what you do on a daily basis are truly in love with Windows 10 and think it is the best OS M$ ever released. You got to admit tho, they thought this out. They first developed a OS so bad that just about every one hated and only got 23% of the user to move to it, Windows 8. Most of them had no choice when buying a new puter. With everyone thinking that M$ couldn't make one worse they release Windows 10. People hated 8 so bad they jumped on the FREE OFFER for Windows 10 before they realized that it is spyware masquerading as an OS.



M$ is pushing 10 hard because it means a big increase in their profit margarine when they sell the info they collect on you. That is why it is FREE. If you're not paying for it, you’re not the customer, you’re the product being sold. They have seen the profits that the smart phone makers are raking in by spying on their user so M$ decided to emulate that and cripple the desktops, laptops so they can do the same. That's why they built a back door in it so you can stop the OS with a firewall from phoning home. They spend years coping anything that Apple did. Hence we got Windows 8. Now they are going copy the smart phone industry and and force everyone to use APP.



The worse part is they have decided that you are stuck with this one. It is called Windows as a service. From this point on you will not be able to refuse updates of any kind. What that really means is that M$ can install or delete anything it wants on your puter anytime it wants. Their attitude is, tough we now control you and your puters and there is nothing you can do about it. The other reason for forcing updates on you is to also force new releases of the OS on you. This means the next time they have a Vista or Windows 8 you will not have a choice but to upgrade to it. They will use your auto update feature to force it down your throat. Everyone knows the history of M$ and how bad they can be in destroying a good OS.



If you pay attention you'll also see how they are blaming all the hardware problems with 10 on the user. They make claims accusing the user for having malware on his his system before installing 10. They are saying that the user just doesn't get it or know how to use it. Its called bait and switch. Its not our fault we wrote a bad OS. Its the people who have very over-active imaginations or just don't get or know how to use such a fine piece of spyware. REALLY, its beginning to sound like the same defense they used when Windows 8 started faltering. Houston, we have a problem, the user has found out Windows 10 is spyware and are started to go back to their original OS.



With Windows 10 you can not be guaranteed protection. M$ has built a back door into it and plans on spying on its users. When the hard core virus writers find out how to exploit it, there will be no stopping them.



From Computersecurity wikia: A backdoor is a means of access to a computer program that bypasses security mechanisms. (WINDOWS 10 data collection bypasses all firewalls) A programmer may sometimes install a backdoor so that the program can be accessed for troubleshooting or OTHER PURPOSES. However, attackers often use backdoors that they detect or install themselves, as part of an exploit.



From Wikipedia



Spyware is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer's consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer's knowledge. Spyware is mostly classified into four types: system monitors, trojans, adware, and tracking cookies. Spyware is mostly used for the purposes of tracking and storing Internet users' movements on the Web and serving up pop-up ads to Internet users.



From Extreme Tech



There are certain new “features” of Windows 10 that can’t be blocked by any OS-level tweaks, including the hosts file. The updates listed above connect to vortex-win.data.microsoft.com and settings-win.data.microsoft.com. These addresses are hard-coded to bypass the hosts file and cannot be prevented from connecting. It’s been reported that software firewalls aren’t sufficient to block them, though this is unclear.



Resistance is never futile. Do not allow your puters and lappies to adapt to service M$. DO NOT allow your technology to be added to and controlled by M$.



To show how bad Windows 10 really is, take a look at the chart below. They have been giving it away for free for over 9 months. It has been install on all the new systems that are sold. It only has a little less then 13% of the OS market share, LOL it is in a neck and neck with XP, 8. That speaks volumns on just how bad 10 really is.



http://www.netmarketshare.com/report.aspx?qprid=11&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=196&qpnp=11&qpch=350&qpdisplay=111111111111110&qpdt=1&qpct=4&qpcustomb=0&qpcid=fw593476&qpf=1
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2016-04-11 00:43:47 UTC
I don't like win10, i am used to using win7.
2016-04-10 15:48:45 UTC
yes it spy's on you
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2016-04-13 08:29:55 UTC
READ. YOUR. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. CONTRACT! That licensing crap you just skipped over when activating your OS...yeah IT WILL TELL YOU!
2016-10-05 02:09:55 UTC
i don't like win10, i am used to using win7...
2016-04-11 03:14:58 UTC
Depends on the settings.
Noah
2016-04-10 23:26:15 UTC
Most of the people who believe that use apple.
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2016-04-10 14:05:14 UTC
Does a wild bear _ _ _ _ in the woods?
2016-08-15 02:59:50 UTC
depends on the settings...
Richa
2016-04-11 05:03:32 UTC
yeah sometimes!!
2016-04-10 14:30:17 UTC
i believe it does.


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