I wanted to mention that there are those giving the argument "well, we get snooped on by Google on our phones - why is it different when Microsoft does it?". Number 1, I don't trust Microshaft as far as I can throw them. Number two, I would put it out there that those people that don't seem to have a problem with it are PART of the problem and why we are in the lack-of-privacy-hell we now find ourselves in. I almost have to put up with it on my phone. I have to draw the line somewhere and I DON'T want it on my desktop ;). Windows 10 is one gigantic, moving, flipping, spinning, sliding advertisement. For an OS, that's just ridiculous. To have so many ads as an integral part of the operating system is just disgusting. Windows 10 is NOT free...you're paying - oh, are you gonna pay. Just know what you're paying for ;)

Laurie

Well I am from a generation that sees all this intrusion as a very real danger.  Luckily I do not need the latest smart phone, heck I don't even need a smart phone so the one I have has no idea where I go and for the most part I leave it at home.  I don't have a Farcebook account and I do not do Twatter mainly because I am generally a private person and I take any intrusion seriously.  I will not be updating to Windows 10 until I absolutely have to thanks not only to this but also the enforced updates. If I buy all the components and build a computer I want to decide just what I do with it. It is another reason why I do not like the SM Game Dev activation system as it forces me to connect my best computer to the Internet, well it does if I want to use it.  Luckily Poser Pro 2014 still gives me the option to work away happily with no constant on-line connections.

To those who say if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear I can only say, talk to someone who has had their identity stolen, then come back and tell me again.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.