Microsoft doesn’t see Windows 10’s mandatory data collection as a privacy risk
In the run-up to the launch of Windows 10 earlier this year, users noticed that Microsoft’s operating system would be collecting more data on …
Microsoft will let business users opt out of Windows 10 tracking
There has been at least a low hum of concern around new features in Windows 10 that send information back to Microsoft. The company …
Microsoft slips user-tracking tools into Windows 7, 8 amidst Windows 10 privacy storm
Windows 10 is a deliciously good operating system, all things considered, but its abundant user-tracking has prompted many privacy-minded individuals to stay pat with …
Fears of Microsoft scanning your Windows 10 PC for pirated games are overblown
Microsoft sure excels at stirring up needless worry by poorly communicating with the public. Despite Windows 10’s overall excellence, it’s been plagued by privacy …
Microsoft fixes 46 flaws in Windows, IE, Office, other products
Fourteen critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer were among the targets of Microsoft’s monthly batch of security patches released Tuesday. In all, it fixed 46 …
Lenovo’s free OS recovery media eradicates Superfish
Lenovo in February admitted to preloading Superfish on some consumer notebooks, and now the company has taken steps so the dangerous adware doesn’t reappear …
Security review finds no critical flaws in Truecrypt 7.1a
For years, if you wanted a cross-platform disk encryption suite that didn’t rely on Microsoft or Apple, you went with Truecrypt. The popular software …
Mobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone
Apple’s iPhone and iPad long ago pushed out the BlackBerry as the corporate standard for mobile devices, in all but the highest-security environments. Google …
Microsoft wants to kill passwords with biometric authentication in Windows 10
Microsoft is out to kill passwords by providing an option to log in to its upcoming Windows 10 OS, applications and Web services via …
Microsoft fixes severe 19-year-old Windows bug found in everything since Windows 95
With help from IBM, Microsoft has patched a critical Windows vulnerability that flew under the radar for nearly two decades. The bug has existed …
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