Reply to post: Re: W10 spyware

Windows 10 Creators Update will add app-level privacy controls

RyokuMas
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Re: W10 spyware

Ah, the difference here is in the packaging: Microsoft came into this with a history, and have a notable talent for shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to marketing etc, the pop-up with no close button and options updating to Windows 10 "now" or "later" being probably the most relevant here. The fact that compared to the big players, Microsoft's tracking prior to Win10 was pretty minimal is irrelevant.

Whereas Google have a talent for painting themselves as heroes while sliding their nastiness in on the quiet - under the guise of "free stuff" and "improving your experience", they have pretty much taken control of what is now the worlds #1 mobile operating system, abused their early success in web search to take the majority share of the browser market and attempted to undermine their competitors in other markets, and introduced more ways to track and spy on our every move than I care to imagine.

It seems we are doomed to be in a race to the bottom for the crown of "most evil"...

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