Even if you personally disable it on your own computer, anyone else connecting to your network (example: non-technical friend) will leak your password to all of _their_ facebook friends.
The only way to opt out of this "feature" is to change the name of your SSID to include _optout at the end -- or force EVERY SINGLE PERSON connecting to your network to disable the feature on their PC before connecting.
My hypothesis is that they were afraid of an antitrust lawsuit. If they had chosen to compete, Microsoft would have been broken up. I really liked the idea of Continuum[0] and I know that Microsoft makes $5-$15 per Android phone[1] but I think they still should have competed.
I read [1] that the risk of malware in a platform such as Windows diminishes the security of Chrome password syncing, though I guess to some extent this threat must be present in Mac OS and Linux as well.
In view of this, does the additional security layer found in the Android/iOS sandbox model provide a satisfactory level of security?
Most importantly, any HNers who are willing to say this is their preferred method for dealing with password management?
Any variants, comments and corrections will be welcome. Thanks!
This page says "No, you can’t use your smartphone’s phone connection as a fax machine": http://www.howtogeek.com/218505/how-to-fax-a-document-from-your-smartphone/
My question is, why not? Wouldn't it be a useful feature to be able to send a fax without needing an internet data connection?
The only way to opt out of this "feature" is to change the name of your SSID to include _optout at the end -- or force EVERY SINGLE PERSON connecting to your network to disable the feature on their PC before connecting.
There is no other way to opt out.
https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/how-to/wp8/connectivity/use-wi-fi-sense-to-get-connected
https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/how-to/wp8/connectivity/how-do-i-opt-my-network-out-of-wi-fi-sense
https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/how-to/wp8/connectivity/wi-fi-sense-faq
http://www.howtogeek.com/219700/what-is-wi-fi-sense-and-why-does-it-want-your-facebook-account/