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Re:Even when told not to, Windows 10 doesn't stop talking to... by tomswartz07 on Thursday August 13, 2015 @09:52AM (#10054134)
The other thing to note is that they've changed the terms during an automatic update.

The terms that they changed had several opt-out (as opposed to off-by-default opt-in) features that are mentioned in OP's article.

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Re:Even when told not to, Windows 10 doesn't stop talking to... by drdaeman on Thursday August 13, 2015 @10:05AM (#10054255)
So, Microsoft did unethical but legal move.

That's almost exactly what he said - Legally, user is at MS' mercy, ethically that's not OK.

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