From Lauren, a new "feature" in Windows 10 I think this community probably wants to know about, to the extent you don't already.
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From: "PRIVACY Forum mailing list" <privacy@vortex.com> To: privacy-list@vortex.com Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2015 8:03:06 PM Subject: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/30/windows_10_wi_fi_sense/
In an attempt to address the security hole it has created, Microsoft offers a kludge of a workaround: you must add _optout to the SSID (the name of your network) to prevent it from working with Wi-Fi Sense. (So if you want to opt out of Google Maps and Wi-Fi Sense at the same time, you must change your SSID of, say, myhouse to myhouse_optout_nomap. Technology is great.) Microsoft enables Windows 10's Wi-Fi Sense by default, and access to password-protected networks are shared with contacts unless the user remembers to uncheck a box when they first connect. Choosing to switch it off may make it a lot less useful, but would make for a more secure IT environment.
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