Microsoft's Windows 10 privacy headache extends into gaming

Windows 10 launched nearly three weeks ago, and while millions of people are upgrading there have been a number of privacy concerns around the new OS. Default settings send information to Microsoft, enable bandwidth sharing to distribute updates to other Windows 10 users, and turn on a Wi-Fi password sharing feature. Mixed with Microsoft's forced automatic updates for Windows 10, a lot of the changes in this new free upgrade seem draconian at first glance. A lack of transparency from Microsoft has left privacy advocates wrestling the reality of the new features against the legal jargon hidden away in license agreements.

The latest example of this is a fresh concern that Windows 10 will disable pirated games. A report surfaced at Alphr l...

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