With Windows 10, Microsoft Disregards User Choice and Privacy

Re:With Windows 10, Microsoft Disregards User Choice and Pri... by nightski on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @05:14PM (#12308526)

I feel like you would be responsible for any key presses on your laptop, regardless if made by the cat or not. Maybe someone can give an expert opinion.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:With Windows 10, Microsoft Disregards User Choice and Pri... by waqf on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @05:59PM (#12308812)

I don't think that's entirely true. If an acquaintance used your laptop in front of you to hack into a bank, you might be responsible.

But if Microsoft automatically downloaded BankHacker 3.11 to your machine and set it to pop up a dialogue box so that hacking into a bank was so simple your cat could do it — and if then your cat "used your laptop to hack into a bank", then common sense says that Microsoft would be responsible.

[ Parent | on HN ]