Richieboy67 Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Hey guys, I read that windows 7 and 8 will both be getting updates that will track your usage like windows 10. Best to either avoid those updates or turn off the tracking once updated as they will be on by default.If you can get us the update numbers, we can watch for them or hopefully delete them if they already slipped by.I'll see if I can find the article. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richieboy67 Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 KB3068708 KB3022345 KB3075249 KB3080149 The updates released by Microsoft are kb3068708, kb3022345, kb3075249 and kb3080149, which basically "introduce the Diagnostics and Telemetry tracking service" for the older Windows versions. Moreover per Microsoft, these updates also "add telemetry points to the User Account Control (UAC) feature to collect information on elevations that come from low integrity levels." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginprune Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks for this info. I only had the first two on the list installed, now both uninstalled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 KB3068708 KB3022345 KB3075249 KB3080149 I checked to see if I had any of these updates and I do not. I'm running Windows 7 pro and it frequently tells me I have to activate windows, which I am unable to do. So if I start deleting updates 1 by 1 will I eventually get rid of the one that caused my laptop to start with the 'activate' countdown? (The countdown gives me 30 days which I can reset indefinitely but it is a pain in the neck to bother with that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike S Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) KB3068708 KB3022345 KB3075249 KB3080149 The updates released by Microsoft are kb3068708, kb3022345, kb3075249 and kb3080149, which basically "introduce the Diagnostics and Telemetry tracking service" for the older Windows versions. Moreover per Microsoft, these updates also "add telemetry points to the User Account Control (UAC) feature to collect information on elevations that come from low integrity levels." Here is a bang up article about these up-dates from MS ..... also please note the additional up-dates that could be harmful to your privacy further down in his article ..... I had 2 of these also on my computer as well as 2 of the ones you listed above ..... kinda makes me have a warm and fuzzy feeling about downloading MS updates ..... I definitely won't be downloading any of the oppositional ones anytime soon .... Please note the reference to Win 10 going the way of Google and Facebook two of the largest advertisement mining programs of all times .... makes you wonder what else they are mining for ..... JMHO http://www.infoworld.com/article/2981947/microsoft-windows/the-truth-about-windows-7-and-81-spy-patches-kb-3068708-3022345-3075249-and-3080149.html :cheersty: Edited September 11, 2015 by Mike S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richieboy67 Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Those new updates can also be disabled so not a huge deal even if installed but it did tick me off that by default they are on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike S Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) Yea but here is the thing we know a little bit about computers and how they work but just imagine the poor folks that don't and are trusting M$ to be honest and straight forward in their dealings ..... and the worst part is where does it end ..... we really have have no idea what is being put in those up-dates until someone accidentally finds one of these breaches and puts it out for us to see ..... sorry but I just don't trust Billy-Boy Gates and his mob.... JMHO So why do I continue to use Windows .... have no choice ... at my age I don't want to try to learn Linux ..... and we will never see another OS put out by someone else as M$ will just buy the rights or find a way to close them down and don't look for any help from the government as they are in to deep with M$ .... real sad state of affairs ... literally .... :cheersty: Edited September 11, 2015 by Mike S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richieboy67 Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) Well let's hope they are just using the info to help improve the system and not to steal are credit card numbers. :) Edited September 11, 2015 by Richieboy67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Glatt Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 So why do I continue to use Windows ... Try chrome book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richieboy67 Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 So why do I continue to use Windows ... Try chrome book In my opinion Google is way worse than them all at gathering your data. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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