They are keeping track of us

Today I was really amazed.

History: In November, I installed the Win8 DE on my HP desktop. Then I got a new Dell desktop on Christmas. I cleared the disk on the HP and gave that system away.

Now I just reinstalled Win8 DE on my new Dell. To my great amazement it not only found my desktop picture that I had used on the HP Win8 installation but it also made the setting for the German qwertz keyboard I used at the time - whilst I now use a US qwerty keyboard.

They must be keeping that info at the MS site, because there are absolutely no common denominators between my old HP system and that new system - different disks, different keyboard, different everything.

Wow, that's quite strange actually. I've never heard of something like that happening. But if you logged in using the same Microsoft account, that's quite possible. It is a little scary too though. What else are they keeping at MS about us? :huh:

It get even weirder. The wife had to remind me. The data was from my Win8 installation I made in Germany on my system there. I never actually had it installed here in FL before today.

*Looks around* I also heard, that MS has obtained secret files from Area 51 too, and with the alien technology has found a way within
Windows 8 to track our heartbeats, brainwaves, blood pulse, etc.. ALSO heard if you are a female and currently pregnant that while using Windows 8DP they can send an electronic pulse that will give your child male/female Bill Gates's genes!!

The Truth is Out There!!!

...they upload an .sql file from your computer every day, with info on location, sites u visit, anything they can possibly use...

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Quite scary

During this custom installation, I have unchecked all this stuff. I wonder whether it helps now.

Be AFRAID, be VERY AFRAID!!!

Actually that heppn for me too.

When i reinstalled Win 8 DP and enabled the online sync (after installation) suddenly, my wallpaper changed what it was, my typing language changed, and start screen.

Nice feature, but bad when they do it in apple style D:

Yeah, it was not convenient. They had set my German keyboard, but now I am in the US with a US keyboard. I wish they would at least ask rather than dump that on you.

They ask permission for everything, but when you delete something to the recycle bin, they supressed the confirmation. It goes straight thru. In exchange they ask for 3 confirmations if you want to restore that same item from the recycle bin - that's odd.

I would say that build 8102 is full of oddities.

Wow, you didn't have a Windows Live ID login right?

I'd guess there's something with the .sql file with 8 that makes things different like that. Hmm....what?! How did that even happen? There must have been a Windows Live ID login or some such to do that because I can't find anything logical to answer that....

Yeah, that may be the connection - my Win Live ID. I hope these new EU consumer protection laws will prevent them from doing that and storing my data.

whs said:

Yeah, that may be the connection - my Win Live ID. I hope these new EU consumer protection laws will prevent them from doing that and storing my data.

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Unless, of course, you choose to let them.

I think from an IT admin standpoint, Windows 8 in the enterprise will be GOD send. You can reduce cost by potentially not needing NAS setups, you just need to have users login with a Windows Live ID, and it connects them with their personal SkyDrive that they can access on any Live ID setup PC. But honestly, the Windows Live login is just the coolest thing EVER.

+1 That's just typical micro$oft

JaidynM said:

Wow, that's quite strange actually. I've never heard of something like that happening. But if you logged in using the same Microsoft account, that's quite possible. It is a little scary too though. What else are they keeping at MS about us? :huh:

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Short List Follows:
1 Name.
2 Locale.
3 websites visited.
4 what type of chip crumbs land on the touch screen.
5 Shopping habits.
6 your pron preferences.
7 your messenger list.
8 the number of taps it takes you to order dominoes pizza on your tablet.
9 your retina pattern.

and sooooooooo much more.

Yes be very afraid ...........

10 Your blood type.
11 Next of kin.
12 DNA patterns.
13 Ben & Jerry flavor.
14 Gene pool.
15 Skin to metal grafting.
16 Brain Pattern.

<gulp> Are you AFRAID yet?

nope, still no webcam spying.

Thanks God I dont have a webcam

I'm really surprised that they haven't figured out a way to get our fingerprints from using those touchpad
on laptops yet. I would of thought that would be a no-brainer.