Hi All
Have you noticed recently the new EU reg that requires you to agree on cookie usage by third parties. IMHO you should "reject all" or certainly opt to look at the detailsand "legitimate use". or just lay back and enjoy.
In the same vein, we have an enhanced verification now requiring not just your Gmail, Microsoft, login etc email account but also a Captcha ru human thing, one time pin from sending a msg to your phone and so on. You would think that you sign in for the day on your pc that would be enough but I lose count of the number of times I am asked for a Gmail account verify. It just seems every step I go I need to prove myself.
Then there's the tortuous scenario of cleaning up all those passwords created years ago which you though you'd written down properly which the system now says is not recognised. Password recovery takes forever and can be impossible. Changing your password often very hard and time consuming. I spent 3 weeks cleaning up after 10 years when I had to migrate to W11.
That showed me how invasive all this is. I swear there is a holy war going on between Microsoft and Google for the monopoly control of your life access
Did you know there is an Microsoft account pw and a separate Microsoft windows account pw and also an Microsoft Local account pw for you pc plus a Hello Windows PIN. I am mortally afraid this will one day brick my PC. Microsoft wont recognise my pw for when I registered my kit even though I wrote it down faithfully. I rely on a PIN I was bullied into config at the time. I am too scared to try and disable this.
Another factoid - when you buy a new pc be sure to start it up without internet connection (small box bottom left of screen) or it will force you to sign up to an Microsoft account. And the reason for this is - Microsoft has perpetual access to pester you with product and promotions, marketing , data gathering etc.
What else, where is our consumer protection - feel free to contribute
With the permeation of 5G and the IOT, you have the intelligent crapper from Japan coming to your local store ready to monitor your health on the John , be sure to enter your pw or you may have to hold that to log out for authorisation or you dont get to leave your house or start your Tesla (wait till it finishes its call home to Elon, where youve been, how you were driving, who was in the car, why did you stop in that layby at that time)
Dont get me started on Smart meters and Energy Companies forcing you into monthly direct debits with a payment of their choice, changing your tarrif at their whim.
Have you noticed recently the new EU reg that requires you to agree on cookie usage by third parties. IMHO you should "reject all" or certainly opt to look at the detailsand "legitimate use". or just lay back and enjoy.
In the same vein, we have an enhanced verification now requiring not just your Gmail, Microsoft, login etc email account but also a Captcha ru human thing, one time pin from sending a msg to your phone and so on. You would think that you sign in for the day on your pc that would be enough but I lose count of the number of times I am asked for a Gmail account verify. It just seems every step I go I need to prove myself.
Then there's the tortuous scenario of cleaning up all those passwords created years ago which you though you'd written down properly which the system now says is not recognised. Password recovery takes forever and can be impossible. Changing your password often very hard and time consuming. I spent 3 weeks cleaning up after 10 years when I had to migrate to W11.
That showed me how invasive all this is. I swear there is a holy war going on between Microsoft and Google for the monopoly control of your life access
Did you know there is an Microsoft account pw and a separate Microsoft windows account pw and also an Microsoft Local account pw for you pc plus a Hello Windows PIN. I am mortally afraid this will one day brick my PC. Microsoft wont recognise my pw for when I registered my kit even though I wrote it down faithfully. I rely on a PIN I was bullied into config at the time. I am too scared to try and disable this.
Another factoid - when you buy a new pc be sure to start it up without internet connection (small box bottom left of screen) or it will force you to sign up to an Microsoft account. And the reason for this is - Microsoft has perpetual access to pester you with product and promotions, marketing , data gathering etc.
What else, where is our consumer protection - feel free to contribute
With the permeation of 5G and the IOT, you have the intelligent crapper from Japan coming to your local store ready to monitor your health on the John , be sure to enter your pw or you may have to hold that to log out for authorisation or you dont get to leave your house or start your Tesla (wait till it finishes its call home to Elon, where youve been, how you were driving, who was in the car, why did you stop in that layby at that time)
Dont get me started on Smart meters and Energy Companies forcing you into monthly direct debits with a payment of their choice, changing your tarrif at their whim.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- w 11 Home 22H2 22621.1105
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer 84df3mi 2 machines
- CPU
- intel i5 9400 2.9GHz
- Memory
- 16G
- Monitor(s) Displays
- lg ultrawide 29"
- Screen Resolution
- 2400 x 1900
- Hard Drives
- 1TB
- Internet Speed
- broadband
- Antivirus
- windows shield