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Microsoft sneaks telemetry into Windows 7 via security update

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Microsoft appears to be at it again, adding telemetry components into its operating system. This time around it is Windows 7 that gets the telemetry treatment, and Microsoft seems to have gone about things in a rather sneaky fashion. The latest "security-only" update for Windows 7 includes a Compatibility Appraiser element (KB2952664) which performs checks to see whether a system can be updated to Windows 10. Hardly what most people would consider a security-only update. So what's going on? See also: Microsoft is retiring its 3D model repository Remix 3D Microsoft releases Windows 10 20H1 Build 18936 with passwordless sign-ins… [Continue Reading]

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