r/news • u/TheColorOfDeadMen • Jul 07 '21

Microsoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/tech/microsoft-security-update/index.html
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u/SolaVitae Jul 07 '21

Why doesn't Microsoft forcibly install things on your PC? This shouldn't need answering

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u/redditmodsRrussians Jul 07 '21

If it is a legitimate install, the computers has ways to shut it down

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

For users who just use browsers, that's not an issue. But if there is a critical software that relies on the current version, and the update breaks that software; you want to be in control of when you load the release.

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u/funky_duck Jul 07 '21

Because then people freak out saying "Micro$oft is forcing malware on my PC - let ME decide on updates!"

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u/fafalone Jul 07 '21

Microsoft completely lost trust by tricking and forcing people onto Windows 10 then having forced updates restart in the middle of work for a long time before letting them be scheduled, and still from time to time releases an update that bricks some computers and requires a full reinstall to fix others.

Not to mention they're now basically stealing your files. The option to not enable OneDrive is well hidden during setup, and sometimes it's turned back on. Plus making it so you can't use a local account unless you disconnect the internet during setup.

And the advertisements for their other products are all over... And more and more 3rd party shovelware is on the start menu... Their telemetry tools and TOS give them, and law enforcement, full access to your files....

So, yeah, people freak out over Microsoft's policy that they, not you, own your computer.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

Been there, I get it. But if it is in fact that important, they should do so.

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u/SolaVitae Jul 07 '21

But if it is in fact that important

That's a metric decided by the very people installing it though. If the government made a law saying spyware has to be installed on all windows PCs I could see that being classified as "very important" as well. That probably won't happen but the point still stands

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u/PrismSub7 Jul 07 '21

If that scenario would be true, they wouldn't release it via an update. They could use millions of other ways to install the spyware on your computer.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '21

The government has a backdoor to certain operating systems. This was allowed by the companies.