Windows 10 could allow Microsoft to root around users' computers and delete pirate games or illegally downloaded software, it has been claimed.
Tech fans have dug out a paragraph in Microsoft's terms and conditions which appears to give Bill Gates' cronies the ability to stop people using programmes which have fallen off the back of a virtual lorry.
We already know Windows is watching us using "Big Brother spyware".
But this latest development raises the terrifying prospect that Microsoft could actually step in to prevent us doing anything it disagrees with.
"We may automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices," the American tech giant wrote. Full story...
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Tech fans have dug out a paragraph in Microsoft's terms and conditions which appears to give Bill Gates' cronies the ability to stop people using programmes which have fallen off the back of a virtual lorry.
We already know Windows is watching us using "Big Brother spyware".
But this latest development raises the terrifying prospect that Microsoft could actually step in to prevent us doing anything it disagrees with.
"We may automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices," the American tech giant wrote. Full story...
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