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Microsoft is now selling third-parties access to its Windows 10 telemetry data via subscription.
Microsoft struck a deal with security company FireEye recently according to a report on Australian news magazin[e] Arn [sic] which gives FireEye access to all Windows 10 Telemetry data.
The report states that FireEye in return will provide Microsoft with the company's iSIGHT Intelligence software for Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection on Windows 10 devices.
[...] Windows Defender is built-in to Windows 10 and enabled by default unless other security software is recognized by the operating system.
[...] The news article suggests that the partnership benefits Microsoft, and specifically the reputation and credibility of the commercial version of Windows Defender.
A press release by FireEye on November 3, 2016 provides additional details on the deal. The company's iSIGHT Intelligence software is available through Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP) but not the free version of Windows Defender.
WDATP customers gain access to several technical indicators that are provided by the software. These include the main motivation of the attacker, related tools, information about target sectors and geographies, and a description of the actor and operation.
According to the report on ARN, security teams may also get their hands on Windows 10 Telemetry data via subscription billing models.
Third-parties will get access to telemetry data of all Windows 10 devices. An overview of what that may include is provided on this Technet page.
Neither FireEye, Microsoft or ARN reveal details on the range of Telemetry data that FireEye gains access to.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Hairyfeet on Saturday November 26 2016, @06:23AM
The sad part? The majority don't give a fuck because they are massive narcissists who think the world needs to know their every inane thought and that the entire universe cannot live without their input. You see this all the time now on social media, people posting things that in prior generations would be considered so scandalous they would be ostracized from their community, but now? They post about their abortions and STDs, their drug use and bad behaviors, hell you have criminals posting their crimes and scumbags streaming their last minutes of life live as they threaten cops!
MSFT could frankly make the Windows 10 desktop the Eye Of Sauron and state they are gathering every second of your life and most would not care, they are already posting that data to their social media platforms!
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.