Fwd: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends

[Jay Ashworth <jra () baylink com>]

> From Lauren, a new "feature" in Windows 10 I think this community probably
wants to know about, to the extent you don't already.

I *knew* I didn't like W10.  :-)

Cheers,
-- jra

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> 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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>
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