When the users pressed “Nah…” they “were nonetheless enrolled in certain features of the Google Buzz social network”. What’s interesting, the violation was observed in both cases. In both cases, FTC found, Google has misled its users and did so violating its own privacy policy. Every user was sent a message announcing the launch and was given two options: “Sweet! Check out Buzz,” and “Nah, go to my inbox.” To launch Google Buzz, the company went straight to Gmail. Cross your fingers.Īlso, check out the original Microsoft post for more info.Ĭan you disable? They will certainly kill this project if it cannot generate income. And you can, of course, disable this feature.Īnyway, this feature is now available in a new build in the Windows 10 Insider Preview Dev channel, meaning that it may never appear in Windows anyway. “Instead of switching between apps or your PC and phone to stay up to date with the news and interests you care about, seamlessly peek into your feed directly from the taskbar anytime you want throughout your day.”įor those concerned about privacy, Microsoft also says that this feature uses the Microsoft Edge controls for limiting (but not disabling) tracking from advertisers and third parties. “You can personalize your feed with relevant content tailored for you,” Microsoft notes of the feature, which seems like a ghost of Creators Updates past. It’s accessible from yet another button to the left of the system notification area at the far right of the taskbar, where it takes up valuable on-screen real estate. I don’t know why either.īased on the provided screenshots, this news feed appears to look and work like the bastard child of the Sidebar from Windows Vista and the Start menu from Windows 10, with tiles representing headlines, weather, stock prices, and the like. Microsoft is giving Windows 10 users yet another feature they can disable until it’s discontinued in a few years: A news and interests feed on the taskbar.
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