Windows 8 Is Watching You
Playing around with the manufacturers' version of the not-yet-widely released Windows 8, programmer (and hacker) Nadim Kobeissi discovered that the operating system "tells Microsoft about everything you install" and does that "not very securely." Basically, the new Windows has this program called SmartScreen that's designed to protect users but instead gives Windows (and possible hackers) access to a lot of information. Here's the crux of the issue from Kobeissi's blog:
As commenters on his post note, Apple also knows this kind of information when we download apps in its marketplace. That doesn't make Microsoft's move right, though. And from the sound of it, it looks like Microsoft knows more detailed information than what Apple does. The other difference between Apple and Microsoft is that Microsoft can still fix some of the security issues outlined by Kobeissi, as he only played around with the manufacturers' version. The consumer version is due for release on October 26.
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