Ok. Still worth mentioning that capability. Could even be considered a feature. Debian / Whonix in theory has the same chance. In theory package upgrade could introduce software/scripts which auto removes known malware, but then again, user has to opt-in for that by starting to upgrade.
Quoted from article:
But what is less well-known is that, if you are like most users and login to Windows 10 using your Microsoft account, your computer automatically uploaded a copy of your recovery key — which can be used to unlock your encrypted disk — to Microsoft’s servers, probably without your knowledge and without an option to opt out.
“When a device goes into recovery mode, and the user doesn’t have access to the recovery key, the data on the drive will become permanently inaccessible. Based on the possibility of this outcome and a broad survey of customer feedback we chose to automatically backup the user recovery key,” a Microsoft spokesperson told me. “The recovery key requires physical access to the user device and is not useful without it.”
Ok.
Therefore Later Windows versions [only allow programs from the Windows Store](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/windows-10-s-microsoft-faster-pc-comparison) [[archive]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/windows-10-s-microsoft-faster-pc-comparison) to be downloaded and installed. is invalid indeed.
Since this is opt-in it’s actually an advantage. Please keep / reword.
Similar idea in Linux world is walled garden, firewall whitelisting, application whitelisting, sudo lockdown, superuser mode, protected mode
Here is a better report:
Germany warns: You just CAN'T TRUST some Windows 8 PCs • The Register
The original source:
https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Presse2013/Windows_TPM_Pl_21082013.html
I see the point. The issue again is the wording. It is important to mention dropping support for Windows versions older than Windows 10. This is because when people learn about “Windows 10 privacy issue” their immediate reaction isn’t “drop Windows, switch to Linux” but instead “stick with Windows 7” or “go back to Windows XP”. This that is not advisable due to dropped security support, this needs to be mentioned. Please keep and reword.
Please keep and reword. These are useful to show the advantages of most Linux distributions which usually do not contain advertisements and nag screens.
Major applications still aren’t available such as firefox, gnupg, libre office, any portable apps.
Can be rewritten but chapter Freedom Software Superiority still mostly applies.