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

Tue Jul 7 01:29:20 UTC 2015

Terrible idea. These are the kind of features that should be opt in, and
Microsoft could have done that instead.

Does the 802.11 beacon support TLV data, like setting some opt-out flag
without changing the SSID? (Even if the the flag name hasn't been yet
agreed on?) Would this be a bad idea?

Best regards.

On 06/07/15 10:53, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> 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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