Windows 10 TP's spooky data collection -- will it carry over to final version?

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	Will Windows 10 TP's spooky data collection carry over to final version? Windows 10 Technical Preview stealthily collects lots of user data and transmits the information to Microsoft, leading some to wonder whether or not the OS will shed these practices once the testing period ends. For now, Microsoft is being non-committal. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell | Symantec Strategies for Gaining Control and Securing Mobility We are in the midst of a mobile revolution. Numbers of mobile devices are growing with some experts predicting that employees will be carrying three or more devices. Growth is not limited to just devices. As the number of enterprise apps rapidly expands, "an app for everything" is a slogan few would question. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft and other firms take pledge to protect student privacy Why Google hiring 200 security guards is a big deal Microsoft takes the hassle from Office 365 email encryption Why Windows 10 isn't named 9: Windows 95 legacy code? Top 10 tips for Windows 10 Windows 10 security, privacy and manageability features Microsoft reveals biggest-ever change in Windows updates Samsung paid Microsoft $1 billion last year to build Android phones Why did Microsoft skip Windows 9 and jump to Windows 10? Microsoft's custom Windows OS now on Galileo Gen2 board WHITE PAPER: BMC Software     EMA's Look at BMC Remedy OnDemand Increasingly, enterprise organizations are moving to the cloud for IT Service Management (ITSM)—but is cloud delivery right for your business? Learn More Microsoft and other firms take pledge to protect student privacy Fourteen companies have promised not to sell student data or use it for advertising. Read More Why Google hiring 200 security guards is a big deal It sounds like a contradiction, but it's a well-known fact – many of the people who work for Google don't actually work for Google. And the same goes for Facebook and Apple and Oracle and HP and Microsoft and lots of other big tech companies. Instead, they work for employment companies that contract with the big tech outfits to supply everything from janitorial and security services to marketing and even software development. Read More     Microsoft takes the hassle from Office 365 email encryption The Office 365 Message Encryption service no longer requires that email recipients have a Microsoft user account to view messages. Read More     WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Five Must-Haves for Enterprise File Sync Valuable enterprise data lives on endpoint devices, changes constantly and flows freely throughout organizations. But what happens when that data is inappropriately shared or breached because a business user adopts an unsafe consumer-based sync and share tool? Learn More Why Windows 10 isn't named 9: Windows 95 legacy code? An interesting rumor has popped up suggesting why Microsoft decided to use the name Windows 10, skipping right over Windows 9. Read More     Top 10 tips for Windows 10 You need to know these behind-the-scenes tricks to get the most out of the current Windows Technical Preview. Read More Windows 10 security, privacy and manageability features A Microsoft app development manager published a detailed look at some of the security, privacy, usability and manageability features in Windows 10 -- not just the Technical Previews -- but then the post was deleted. Here are some of the Windows 10 'under the cover' highlights. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software     Hybrid IT—A Low-Risk Path from On-Premise to ITaaS IT as a Service (ITaaS) will transform future IT operations and service delivery. In the interim, Hybrid IT offers a rational, gradual approach in which some services move to SaaS while others remain on-premise. Learn More Microsoft reveals biggest-ever change in Windows updates Windows 10 will debut a radical three-track update practice to appease both consumer and enterprise customers; analyst dubs it 'Goldilocks and the Three OS Cadences.' Read More Samsung paid Microsoft $1 billion last year to build Android phones Microsoft says Samsung is trying to avoid its future payments. Read More Why did Microsoft skip Windows 9 and jump to Windows 10? Microsoft earlier this week introduced Windows 10 to the world, an interesting move considering that the last major update to Windows was Windows 8. Of course, a question on everyone's mind was, "What in the world happened to Windows 9?" Read More Microsoft's custom Windows OS now on Galileo Gen2 board Microsoft has expanded its program to put Windows on smaller, power-constrained devices. Read More
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