Archived Why would twitter need all of this and what could they do if I accept (sli.mg)
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Archived Why would twitter need all of this and what could they do if I accept (sli.mg)
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[–] HoneyNutStallmans ago (edited ago)
As far as I know, they have two sources of information:
1) Traffic correlation: they do things and, in response, see traffic moving. They don't know what is being transmitted, but they have a reasonable suspicion that it's something that really shouldn't be transmitted.
2) What Microsoft (directly or indirectly, through documentation) tells them
I don't mean demean the concerns with W10; the suspicions are reasonable and just.
Without the source code, you can never find everything.
It depends. Apps do lots of shady things, but people keep on using the apps.