Windows 10 Fall Creator Update to improve privacy settings

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/14/2017 09:04 AM | source: | 21 comment(s)

The Windows 10 Fall Creator Update will adress some of the privacy setting in Wondows 10 as the update will change permissions in third party applications.

For example the camera or microphone for instance settings, currently most third party programs are granted this access by default. That will no longer be the case, once the Fall Creators Update is released reports myce today;

Microsoft is switching to a model closer to mobile platforms, where applications need explicit permission to use hardware that might be sensitive. Any existing programs will retain their current set of privileges, but new programs will have to be granted permission by the user.

Microsoft will also make it easier to see how privacy information is collected in the installation of the Fall update. And for Windows Enterprise users, Microsoft is limiting the amount of information collected to run the new Windows Analytic service. This service will be used by administrators of multiple installs to track crashes, monitor readiness for updates and provide other information needed for remote management.

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RzrTrek
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#5471892 Posted on: 09/14/2017 09:46 AM

Microsoft could just stop collecting our data to begin with it.

Hilbert Hagedoorn
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#5471903 Posted on: 09/14/2017 10:06 AM

Thread cleaned.

Ryu5uzaku
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#5471915 Posted on: 09/14/2017 11:24 AM

Microsoft could just stop collecting our data to begin with it.

Can't give competition the upper hand by being only one not collecting.

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#5471916 Posted on: 09/14/2017 11:26 AM

Looking forward to this update so far I have had no problems with windows 10

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#5471928 Posted on: 09/14/2017 12:35 PM

I personally would like to see easier access to the settings (or access at all for those not running enterprise) instead of having to dig in the depths of group policy settings.
I mean it should have been a no-brainer to not give away sensitive permissions in the first place...

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#5471931 Posted on: 09/14/2017 12:45 PM

I quite liked the privacy options on Windows phone... Could customise exactly what had access to what.

fantaskarsef
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#5471933 Posted on: 09/14/2017 12:52 PM

I quite liked the privacy options on Windows phone... Could customise exactly what had access to what.

Indeed, something that under android for instance I've only known from my Lenovo tablet that had the software, until the update to the next android version, where their own program to directly customise the programs' access was no longer in order with android's guidlines and got silently uninstalled...

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#5471954 Posted on: 09/14/2017 01:41 PM

It will improve the "Privacy" protecting us of who, of Microsoft?

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#5471955 Posted on: 09/14/2017 01:42 PM

Hah, what a joke.

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#5471958 Posted on: 09/14/2017 01:45 PM

Why don't they just let users see what is sent back? IIRC you can see what is sent back to Apple in iOS. Anyway, if you set it to basic and simply don't use store apps, telemetry shouldn't be much of an issue.

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#5472042 Posted on: 09/14/2017 04:39 PM

Hah, what a joke.

Indeed, and it's a bad one. Every time I hear that m$ is "about to improve the privacy settings/permissions" of their OS, I feel creeps running down my spine.

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#5472061 Posted on: 09/14/2017 05:31 PM

Yep, totally. Ah well, at least they are fixing this.

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#5472064 Posted on: 09/14/2017 05:36 PM

Some road crossings have dummy buttons people can press, so they feel like they changed something.

But maybe some of those switches can do something. But in reality, one has to do clean installation of this newest version otherwise update does nothing as your year old installation already has all you need installed.

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#5472067 Posted on: 09/14/2017 05:45 PM

Each new release does indeed improve my privacy because they each make me more and more certain I continue to run LTSB

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#5472068 Posted on: 09/14/2017 05:51 PM

@Extraordinary

wana come migrate my systems to LTSB, and re set them up they way the need for me? only about dozen or so computers to re config i pay you with some anti privacy clause o_O

yes it gotten to point i just dont want to deal with this stuff anymore, i have enough stress and anxiety with out have to worry about what MS is gona "fix" that didnt needed "fixing"

I told my uncle about this every 6 months new build will be pushed that basically a complete upgrade or clean install depend on if the upgrade worked right or didnt, his response was "screw that I will stop updating my system" his system is already set to notify before downloading, and every time i there i find pending updates cause he either ignores em or just dont want to be bother. unless MS can find way to do these "build" updates with people even noticing it done that updates correct each and every time. i see people getting annoyed by that every 6 months plan with in few years of now.

he could careless about the "privacy" issue people making tsunami waves out of. He think smart phones are far more worse in that regard.

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