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2015-08-22 , 18:00
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#72
Originally Posted by strongm View Post
Ignoring the media kneejerk reaction to this story, firstly the EULA that prompted it isactually the Windows Services Agreement, not the WIndows 10 EULA. Secondly this isn't new; Xbox Live and Skype have had a pretty similar version for years (as 'Terms of Use'), this is just the consolidated version. And if you've already got a Microsoft Account, then you've already agreed those terms.

You can see for yourself here (something perhaps the media ought to have done), which includes an explicit list of the services it covers.
Even if so, there's no way I'll use it, or recommend that anyone ever does. The privacy settings are a charade. All the keylogging, voice, webcam and telemetry data still gets sent.

You can block all MS IP ranges on your firewall, but then the OS pretends that it's crippled and comes up with a bunch of phoney error messages.

I don't think there's any way around it, this time, unfortunately.

Also, highly recommend that people on 7 disable or ignore the new updates being sent out (10 data mining type ones). Think they were pushed to 8 a while ago.

If I ever use 10, the only program installed on it will be Steam, and absolutely nothing else. Hopefully Vulkan, Unity on Linux and Valve with their Linux push will gain more traction. The alternative is just to not bother with games at all once everything is DX12 only in Windows space.
Last edited by bluefoot; 2015-08-22 at 18:15.
 

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