Microsoft is really becoming complete idiots. Maybe for home users that are not connected to domains or business enviroments. But in the business world this will not fly by any long shot. I mean how many class action lawsuits do they really want. Microsoft really wants to have a MS account so they can track you, spy on you and steal your info to sell it of to advertisers. I just love how MS talks security then has no security at all. Privacy seems to be something they know nothing about. Also you know who invented Ransomware guess who Microsoft!!!. I found something interesting the other day. FAT32 cannot be infected with ransomware. Because 9x did not have Bitlocker engines. Also another interesting FACT, NTFS never needed USN journal before 9/11. After 9/11 it came out first with MSN messager, then was intergrated in all OS releases afterwards. It's basicly a complete journal of your hard drive information sent to who, Who Knows. CIA, FBI. I run a batch file that deletes the USN journal every boot up of my computer.
I work in IT, I have worked as a systems administrator, Domain Administrator, Firewall Administrator, Network Admin, Now I conform to business practices in the business world and do most things by the book. But on my personal machines I know better. I trust no company period!. Adobe, MS, Apple, even some linux. Everyone is out there trying to steal or take your info and use it. Your best antivirus is your human head. I have not run antivirus for years. I have hardware based firewalls upon firewalls. I do not give my phone # or email address to any company or store that asks for it. The social engineering and phinshing is insane these days.
PS. A side note to add on this. When the Internet came out to the public in the 90's there was in place a Privacy act and Internet Protection laws. Federal laws in the USA to protect consumers from companies stealing info and selling it to others. This was put in law by the Clinton adminstration. Now when Bush got in office that law was torn down. His government said he hurts businesses. Ya hurt them protected us. So he decides we are not to be protected and let businesses do what ever they want.
Digital privacy laws help control how your data is stored, shared, and used by big businesses—but those protections vary wildly depending on where you live.
www.nytimes.com
Pretty sad the state of affairs now for Protections.
