windows 10 to be free

[Gorion]

New info:

“The networks you share aren't shared with your contacts' contacts. If your contacts want to share one of your networks with their contacts, they'd need to know your actual password and type it in to share the network.” The exception, of course, is that if you shared your actual password with a friend, they could then use Wi-Fi Sense to share login privileges with all of their contacts.

[albert]

I noticed last night that Samsung pushed an update to my slate that forced automatic windows updates to on! Interesting given tomorrow W10 starts rollout. I may just set my pcs to download but don't install tonight. Or no updates to be safe.
I see nothing too bad about the Wi-Fi thing, in the end its the same as sharing your Wi-Fi details with a friend. The fact that inherently untrustworthy and ruthless social media morons called Facebook change their privacy policies to make them so complicated regularly is the concern I have.

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[TeaLeaf]

I may just set my pcs to download but don't install tonight.

That's my default setting.  Download and then ask me.

[Sneakytiger]

hopefully this will make sense of it

http://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-wifi-sense-password/

[ReddFour]

Some mis-information here

1) Once a WiFi password is shared, the WiFi is no longer exclusively yours by the simple definition of sharing.
2) You gave TeaLeaf you're phone and as such your phone can no longer be entirely trusted. I know TL is a nice guy, but he could have also installed some malware.
Root the phone, anyone can read the WiFi passphrase.

If you really want to own the WiFi then apply MAC or IP address filtering on it, or secure it through some other means like the WiFi itself goes nowhere and run a VPN over it.


Anyone these days could get a micro computer (like say a RPi) and plug it in.
A friend of mine laughed at my WiFi saying his CAT5 was secure, I soon proved him wrong.

A physical cable should be treated the same as a WiFi passphrase.

Now while I don't agree with what Windows 10 is doing by default, it does have the rather nice side effect about teaching people real security.

In order to do that someone has got to break into my house. If they've done that then I've got much larger concerns than them connecting to my network.

[smilodon]

Oldie originally posted that it was going to be a headache for his School IT department. I can imagine a load of kids on W10 laptops sharing the schools WiFi credentials all over Facebook. I envy them not keeping that one under control.

[kregoron]

Oldie originally posted that it was going to be a headache for his School IT department. I can imagine a load of kids on W10 laptops sharing the schools WiFi credentials all over Facebook. I envy them not keeping that one under control.

Again that would require the wifi to be based on PSK, which i would find just as troubling security wise, as you have no control with the passphrase then.

[Twyst]

In order to do that someone has got to break into my house. If they've done that then I've got much larger concerns than them connecting to my network.

I have kids!
It's summer holidays and my kids have friends.
Luckily they're aged 5-7 and currently no trouble, but when they're teenagers....... well, I know what I did as teenager with computers and networks.

So, what say we have a party at ReddFours place. I'll bring one of these (actually I'm too cheap for that, but it gives you an idea)
My view is that everyone is a potential threat!

Of course you could be a complete hermit in RL and only socialise via the internet and can ignore the above :ph34r:

[Blunt]

I've un-friended everyone and re-named my wi-fi 'Drug Squad'

anything else I need to do?

[ReddFour]

I have kids!
It's summer holidays and my kids have friends.
Luckily they're aged 5-7 and currently no trouble, but when they're teenagers....... well, I know what I did as teenager with computers and networks.

So, what say we have a party at ReddFours place. I'll bring one of these (actually I'm too cheap for that, but it gives you an idea)
My view is that everyone is a potential threat!

Of course you could be a complete hermit in RL and only socialise via the internet and can ignore the above [emoji14]h34r:

No mate. You just need to grow a pair and let anyone know if they screw with your stuff there will be severe consequences

[smilodon]

I've un-friended everyone and re-named my wi-fi 'Drug Squad'

anything else I need to do?

install Linux and buy a PS4 for gaining!

[Liberator]

But on the eve of Windows 10's release, Microsoft told the BBC it had  added an option to defer all Home Edition updates, security fixes aside.

There remains, however, an incentive to buy the Pro or  Enterprise versions, as their owners will be able to control which  specific features are added.

Well, that's one thing addressed.... ish.

[smilodon]

Looks like it's already downloaded to my machine. I'm too chicken to install though.

[Tutonic]

Upgraded without a hitch. UI is vastly better than Win 8.1, some changes to get used to but it's all good so far

[BrotherTobious]

Any issues with nvidia? Or all good?

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