Microsoft is allowing itself to detect pirated games on your Windows 10 PC

[bryant.coleman]

Thanks, I had a couple of those installed. Sheesh. Microsoft really doesn't care about their image anymore do they?

As long as there are no good alternatives to Microsoft, they will continue with their arrogant and boorish attitude. They know that Linux is not that user friendly, and is meant for just the top 1% users, who are very tech savvy. I just hope that either the Russians or the Chinese will soon develop an alternative to the Windows OS.

[pungopete468]

Thanks, I had a couple of those installed. Sheesh. Microsoft really doesn't care about their image anymore do they?

As long as there are no good alternatives to Microsoft, they will continue with their arrogant and boorish attitude. They know that Linux is not that user friendly, and is meant for just the top 1% users, who are very tech savvy. I just hope that either the Russians or the Chinese will soon develop an alternative to the Windows OS.

I only hope it drives more development into Linux so it can become a viable alternative for the less tech savvy.

[Venusianism]

 As an aside, you should not pirate games.

 Only media, such as novels, nonfiction books, movies, tv series, art, and music have a legitimate need to be consumed at a rate greater than the average poor/unemployed/third-world person may be able to afford to purchase them 'properly'. Therefore, one can excuse torrenting the above^

 However, you do not need to play hundreds or even dozens of new games per year. Only a small handful, is sufficient. This is because in this day & age of continuously internet-updated games, a gamer ideally wants to seek out the best games and/or those most befitting for his gameplay style preferences, and then stick to it, master it in depth - a lot better value than just grabbing every newly hyped piece of mainstream popculture'd garbage heaped onto the store shelves every month & ending up steaming through it only to discard/uninstall/resell after a paltry amount of hours of gameplay.

[ObscureBean]

Well if any of you guys decide to try something new, I would highly recommend that you take a look at Elementary OS. It's now been a week since I installed eOS (I posted about it here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1160379.msg12225366#msg12225366 ) and I already know I will not be changing to anything else. When it comes to gaming, well, I'm not a hardcore PC gamer so Steam is enough for me 

[n2004al]

Another reason to avoid Windows 10.
This is out in the open. Who knows what else information they collect from your computer?

If this is true must be avoid every version of windows. Are the same authors who made all the versions and are the same business which made those. So if there is something in windows 10 would be without doubt in every previous version.

[Lenore]

http://minionvilla.com/2014/03/microsoft-charges-the-fbi-for-user-information/

... "So the issue is not that Microsoft copper to give this information, but it is striking that there are so many “suspects” whom the FBI demanding information."

I guess they don't call him "Bill" Gates for nothing.

LOL.  Pic is wrong.  Im high all the time and always win.

[Blawpaw]

Just stumbled upon this article published today. I know a lot of you guys play computer games so I thought I'd make this heads-up post.  I don't have any pirated games on my Win 10 PC but I have on a few occasions in the past tried cracked PC games (I'm mostly a console gamer (non-pirated) ) . It is not clear whether Microsoft intends to forward the data it collects to the authorities.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/08/17/microsoft-is-allowing-itself-to-detect-pirated-games-on-your-windows-10-pc/

It seems that every new release has its own "trojans". Even the new updates for Windows7 are said to contain software that steals personal user data... I guess the solution will be "upgrading" to Linux

[Lenore]

Just stumbled upon this article published today. I know a lot of you guys play computer games so I thought I'd make this heads-up post.  I don't have any pirated games on my Win 10 PC but I have on a few occasions in the past tried cracked PC games (I'm mostly a console gamer (non-pirated) ) . It is not clear whether Microsoft intends to forward the data it collects to the authorities.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/08/17/microsoft-is-allowing-itself-to-detect-pirated-games-on-your-windows-10-pc/

It seems that every new release has its own "trojans". Even the new updates for Windows7 are said to contain software that steals personal user data... I guess the solution will be "upgrading" to Linux

I was thinking this as well.  I like the user friendly approach of windows but makes me wonder if it is really worth it.   May head to redhat or something.   So many options really.  Guess it depends on what you want to do and what packages you need.

[MakingMoneyHoney]

Microsoft no longer lets you opt-out of a Windows 10 upgrade

Windows users report Windows 10 upgrades are enforced on their systems

Windows 10 upgrade installing automatically on some Windows 7, 8 systems

Windows 10 upgrades reportedly appearing as mandatory for some users

[coinut]

Microsoft's best days are behind. I feel that linux is the opposite.

[subSTRATA]

Microsoft's best days are behind. I feel that linux is the opposite.

that's exactly how i feel. if it wasnt for some software that was completely unavailable on a linux platform that i needed to use, i wouldve made the full switch a long time ago. freedom and privacy are now openly fought against by the government and their corporations, and its worse that people arent doing much about it.

[PrimeGlitch]

Microsoft's best days are behind. I feel that linux is the opposite.

that's exactly how i feel. if it wasnt for some software that was completely unavailable on a linux platform that i needed to use, i wouldve made the full switch a long time ago. freedom and privacy are now openly fought against by the government and their corporations, and its worse that people arent doing much about it.

Linux all the way, Windows 10 is a joke.. Had a friend over with his nice new windows 10 laptop. Hooked it up to my linux machine to run some tests.
Let's just say if you "value" your privacy (or what's left of it) then stay the fcuk away from windows 10...

Far too many strange outbound connections for my liking. Best do this test when its "fresh" out the box and updating. some really strange host's and some even stranger resolves.  

Like this..
;i="5.04,465,1406606400";
   d="scan'208";a="197060256"
from unknown (HELO fbi-hte-01.fbi.gov) (**.90.16.55])  by
11.FBI.GOV ([***.18.16.40]) by HQCK-UE7HT-102.fbi.

and this..

nsa.gov.bh (***16.4.23)
 (192.168.10.10) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.0.722.0


anyone care to do some digging will see these are "dodgy" IP's.....

[BiTJack]

Windows 10 is not a product, you are.

[PrimeGlitch]

Windows 10 is not a product, you are.

very true!

[designerusa]

I've happily upgraded my machine to Windows 10 but this invasion of privacy is really annoying.
You need to focus on clearing faults on your software, do not look our data.

[subSTRATA]

I've happily upgraded my machine to Windows 10 but this invasion of privacy is really annoying.
You need to focus on clearing faults on your software, do not look our data.

it doesnt work that way in america. people buy into faulty goods and services, and give up their entire lives in the process. as long as the majority of people arent complaining about it, microsoft, as well as any other corporation, wont do much to listen to people's complaints, no matter how valid. backdoors will be fixed with enough complaints, only to have new ones patched in.

[apollofire]

Microsoft is doing everything to remain relevant after mega disasters year after year. I think its too late now for them to catch up with Apple or Android

[legendster]

Microsoft have been keeping tags on usage data and programs installed in your computer since Vista. Steam (PC games distributor/ desktop client) does it as well. Almost every major OS does this in someway or the other.

The fact is they will not be able to stop piracy this way. The only way to stop piracy is to remove human greed from all of humanity. Which is ... impossible. Even with a 1000 years of genetic manipulation.