Sunday 4 October 2015

Windows 10 Privacy Settings

Windows 10 Privacy Settings are a minefield ...
What Windows 10's "Privacy Nightmare" Settings Actually DoWindows 10 has created a minefield around its Privacy Settings. There are so many and it is not always obvious what each setting controls. Switching all of them off will seriously affect the capabilities of Windows 10. Many articles have been written on this topic but unfortunately I have not found one article that comprehensively covers the topic. Below are 5 links to different articles that you can have a look at. Some give better explanations than others!

What Windows 10's "Privacy Nightmare" Settings Actually Do:Lifehacker
Digging into and Understanding Windows 10’s Privacy Settings:How-To Geek
How to reclaim your privacy in Windows 10, piece by piece | PCWorld:
The Windows 10 privacy settings you need to change right now | TechRadar:
Windows 10 violates your privacy by default, here's how you can protect yourself - TechRepublic:

Microsoft pushes Windows 10

Microsoft is determined to meet its Windows 10 target ...
This is really not on! For those on limited Internet plans like 5 GB per month or those using 3G/4G mobile dongles this is really an imposition that Microsoft is ignoring in favour of reaching its target of 1 billion devices running Windows 10 within two years.

Microsoft pushes Windows 10 upgrade to PCs without user consent - Computerworld:

Google Gets A New Logo

Google freshens up its logo ...
googlelogo_color_300x104dpSpring cleaning Google style. A new parent company called Alphabet and a new Google logo.

Google Gets A New Logo | TechCrunch:

Windows 10’s first month

Interesting OS Market Share movements ...
Windows 10 makes an impact dropping both Windows 7 and Windows 8 numbers. Strangely the Windows XP line seems to be going up!

Windows 10’s first month shows the value of free upgrades and the challenge ahead | Ars Technica:

Chrome Just Killed Flash Ads

Another nail in the coffin of Flash ...
Google Chrome tightens the screws on Flash!

Good News, Everyone! Chrome Just Killed Flash Ads | TechCrunch:

PayPal Launches PayPal.Me

New PayPal service for direct payments ...
Interesting new service from PayPal allowing direct payments between family and friends.

PayPal Launches PayPal.Me, A Simpler Way To Request Money Using Your Own Personalized URL | TechCrunch:

Chrome Stops Autoplaying

Chrome now prevents annoying Autoplay ads ... 
gifSo you have got a number of tabs open in Chrome and all of a sudden an ad starts playing on one of those tabs. Next job is to find it and kill it! Now Google Chrome stops this ad autoplaying unless it is on the tab you have open.

Chrome Starts Telling Autoplaying Videos To STFU | TechCrunch: