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    Default Windows 10 is spying on almost everything you do – here’s how to opt out

    Tracking and harvesting user data has been a business model for many tech giants. Privacy advocates have raised concerns over Google’s combing of emails, Apple’s Siri, and Facebook’s tracking cookies that keep monitoring people’s browser activity in order to personalize advertising and content.

    With Windows 10 Microsoft obviously is following this business model. For example signing in with your Microsoft email account means Windows 10 is reading your emails, contacts and calendar data. The new Edge browser serves you personalized ads. Solitaire now comes with ads. Using Cortana – the voice-driven assistant that represents Redmond’s answer to Apple’s Siri – reportedly "plays fast and loose with your data."

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    too late......

    more info here......


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    Interestingly, I installed the Win10 preview on an old laptop. It managed to find the avatar that I use here on Austech and automatically assigned it as the Windows user sign-in picture. I don't use my avatar image anywhere but my Austech account. -I find that creepy
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    Recently came across this: . DoNotSpy10 is the world’s first antispy tool for Windows 10. Its straight-forward user interface allows you to manage how Windows 10 respects your privacy. DoNotSpy10 provides you with the opportunity to easily manage what you want to share and what not. While many of the settings represent what you can configure using the Settings and various other apps, there are also tweaks that are not easily accessible through the apps Windows provides.


    Current Features

    Disable Telemetry
    Disable Biometrics
    Disable Handwriting Data Sharing
    Disable Handwriting Error Reporting
    Disable Application Telemetry
    Disable Inventory Collector
    Disable Steps Recorder
    Disable enabling Lock Screen Camera
    Disable and Reset Cortana
    Disable Location
    Disable Sensors
    Disable Web Search
    Disable Windows Media DRM Internet Access
    Defer Windows Upgrades
    Disable App Notifications
    Disable Password Reveal Button
    Disable and Reset Advertising ID
    Disable SmartScreen Filter for URLs
    Disable Sending Writing Info
    Disable Access to Language List
    Disable App Access to Location Info
    Disable App Access to Camera
    Disable App Access to Microphone
    Disable Getting to know me
    Disable App Access to Account Info
    Disable App Access to Calendar
    Disable App Access to Messages
    Disable App Access to Radios
    Disable Sync With Devices
    Disable Windows Feedback Requestes
    Disable Windows Update Sharing
    Disable Windows Update for other Products
    Disable WiFi Sense
    Disable Windows Defender
    Disable Automatic Windows Updates
    Disable OneDrive
    Disable Automatic Driver Upda
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    Quote Originally Posted by jwoegerbauer View Post
    Recently came across this: . DoNotSpy10 is the world’s first antispy tool for Windows 10...
    Looks great on the surface, however, have you tested it? Is it really clean, most freeware isn't?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiny View Post
    Looks great on the surface, however, have you tested it? Is it really clean, most freeware isn't?
    Have of course tried it. What you think of me?

    Could not determine that it infected my computer with malicious code or installed PUPs / PUAs etc.pp as reported in the WEB.

    It's always on everyone's risk to download DoNotSpy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jwoegerbauer View Post
    Recently came across this: . DoNotSpy10 is the world’s first antispy tool for Windows 10. Its straight-forward user interface allows you to manage how Windows 10 respects your privacy. DoNotSpy10 provides you with the opportunity to easily manage what you want to share and what not. While many of the settings represent what you can configure using the Settings and various other apps, there are also tweaks that are not easily accessible through the apps Windows provides.


    Current Features

    Disable Telemetry
    Disable Biometrics
    Disable Handwriting Data Sharing
    Disable Handwriting Error Reporting
    Disable Application Telemetry
    Disable Inventory Collector
    Disable Steps Recorder
    Disable enabling Lock Screen Camera
    Disable and Reset Cortana
    Disable Location
    Disable Sensors
    Disable Web Search
    Disable Windows Media DRM Internet Access
    Defer Windows Upgrades
    Disable App Notifications
    Disable Password Reveal Button
    Disable and Reset Advertising ID
    Disable SmartScreen Filter for URLs
    Disable Sending Writing Info
    Disable Access to Language List
    Disable App Access to Location Info
    Disable App Access to Camera
    Disable App Access to Microphone
    Disable Getting to know me
    Disable App Access to Account Info
    Disable App Access to Calendar
    Disable App Access to Messages
    Disable App Access to Radios
    Disable Sync With Devices
    Disable Windows Feedback Requestes
    Disable Windows Update Sharing
    Disable Windows Update for other Products
    Disable WiFi Sense
    Disable Windows Defender
    Disable Automatic Windows Updates
    Disable OneDrive
    Disable Automatic Driver Upda
    Full of Spyware maybe Mods should delete this????
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    Have a look at what Virustotal thinks, then see if you still want to install it..




    Antivirus Result Update
    AVG OpenCandy.139 20150818
    AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20150818
    Agnitum Riskware.Agent! 20150817
    AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Downloader 20150817
    Baidu-International Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.C 20150818
    DrWeb Adware.OpenCandy.137 20150818
    ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe 20150818
    Fortinet Riskware/OpenCandy 20150818
    GData Win32.Application.OpenCandy.O 20150818
    K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004b8f6f1 ) 20150818
    K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004b8f6f1 ) 20150818
    Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.OpenCandy 20150818
    McAfee Artemis!925360032575 20150818
    McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.cc 20150818
    Sophos OpenCandy (PUA) 20150818
    Symantec Trojan.Gen.2 20150817
    VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20150818
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    Quote Originally Posted by jwoegerbauer View Post
    Have of course tried it. What you think of me?
    You really don't want that answered, do you?

    Quote Originally Posted by jwoegerbauer View Post
    Could not determine that it infected my computer with malicious code or installed PUPs / PUAs etc.pp as reported in the WEB.

    It's always on everyone's risk to download DoNotSpy.
    Are you serious???

    Maybe those less "Computer literate" (Oxymoron in your case) than yourself should send you their bill for having the spyware removed, and you have the cheek to put a smiley face after it, unf#ckingbelievable.
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    Stolen from another forum but this might also be of concern
    Microsoft recently updated its EULA for Windows 10, noting that the operating system can seek out and potentially disable any pirated software, like games, running on your PC. The new clause in question is found under section 7b of the EULA, which says that Microsoft may check your software at any time and download updates or make configuration changes. "We may automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices
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    Surely its not the 1st of April yet?
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    Can only laugh at all the fuss concerning DoNotSpy10:

    True is, DoNotSpy10's installer program, 860 KB, before installing the DoNotSpy10 program itself, checks the PC's OS and configuration in order to see whether additional third-party programs can be prompted as 'recommended', too. If those 'recommendations' are found (by installer's subprogram "OpenCandy") then the future DoNotSpy10 user is invited to also install these. If future user doesn't want those (selectable) additional programs to get installed, then they will not be installed. All this will be announced in full detail the possible user in DoNotSpy10's License Agreement. Point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jwoegerbauer View Post
    Can only laugh at all the fuss concerning DoNotSpy10:

    True is, DoNotSpy10's installer program, 860 KB, before installing the DoNotSpy10 program itself, checks the PC's OS and configuration in order to see whether additional third-party programs can be prompted as 'recommended', too. If those 'recommendations' are found (by installer's subprogram "OpenCandy") then the future DoNotSpy10 user is invited to also install these. If future user doesn't want those (selectable) additional programs to get installed, then they will not be installed. All this will be announced in full detail the possible user in DoNotSpy10's License Agreement. Point.
    WTF language is this written in ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jwoegerbauer View Post
    Can only laugh at all the fuss concerning DoNotSpy10:

    True is, DoNotSpy10's installer program, 860 KB, before installing the DoNotSpy10 program itself, checks the PC's OS and configuration in order to see whether additional third-party programs can be prompted as 'recommended', too. If those 'recommendations' are found (by installer's subprogram "OpenCandy") then the future DoNotSpy10 user is invited to also install these. If future user doesn't want those (selectable) additional programs to get installed, then they will not be installed. All this will be announced in full detail the possible user in DoNotSpy10's License Agreement. Point.
    Well, go ahead and install, with out installing the third party programs, guess what, when you reboot, OpenCandy has still gone and installed itself and its a pain in the arse to get rid of it, of course you can "only laugh" because that's just the way you are, all I can say is if brain cells were dynamite you wouldn't have enough in your head to blow your nose, just saying....
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbo123 View Post
    WTF language is this written in ?
    Germlish
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    Quote Originally Posted by Al Bundy View Post
    [...]
    when you reboot, OpenCandy has still gone and installed itself
    [...]
    According to the developing company "OpenCandy" should terminate after you have finished installation of the DoNotSpy10 software program regardless of whether you accepted included third-party offers or not, unless if you have installed a third-party offer, then "OpenCandy" may run on the system afterwards for a limited period of time - it's being used to verify that the third-party offer(s) was/were activated (meaning run) before it "deletes itself automatically".
    And I can confirm it: Neither on my laptop nor on my wife's laptop remained any traces of "OpenCandy".

    Quote Originally Posted by Al Bundy View Post
    [...]
    its a pain in the arse to get rid of it
    [...]
    As said "OpenCandy" should have terminated and deleted itself automatically after you have finished installation of the DoNotSpy10. If you are unsure about this, or if you notice "OpenCandy" is still on your system or just want it removed immediately after you notice files of the "OpenCandy" service are on your system, then you always can run the "OpenCandy Cleanup Tool" provided by the developing company. You can download the latest version of this utility .








    May I suggest that instead of replying crap, you actually reply in a relevant and appropriate manner?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jwoegerbauer View Post
    May I suggest that instead of replying crap, you actually reply in a relevant and appropriate manner?
    3 words for you numb nuts

    POT KETTLE BLACK

    Ill leave it to your so superior intellect to work it out.
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    Interestingly enough, I have installed "do not spy" and have found no traces of "open candy" on my machine....yet. Will do a more thorough scan when time permits.
    I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...

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