[Zz] Microsoft will install "black box" for Windows, which may leak privacy

Microsoft said on Monday that it planned to add a tool similar to the aircraft "black box" in the next-generation Windows operating system to better prevent the PC system from suddenly crashing, this may cause criticism from privacy protection.

This tool is derived from the Watson error reporting tool and will provide more detailed details to Microsoft, such as what programs are running when an error occurs, and even the generated document content. Enterprise Users can choose whether or not they want their technical managers to get settings for similar data.

At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (Windows hardwareengineeringconference) held in Seattle, Microsoft's chairman of the board of directors said, "Imagine the black box on the plane. Any fault will be recorded, we can analyze and eliminate faults together."

You can decide whether to send data and the detailed program that provides data. Although the tool records the full details, the Windows system chief product manager, said Craig salvin, will pop out a dialog box asking whether to agree to send or send the information, for example, whether or not the email content written when the system crashes is sent, and the error report is also anonymous.

"Users can implement control over everything, whether information is shared or what information is shared, and tools have explicit inquiry procedures," said salvin ."

For enterprise users, IT product managers usually make policies. If they need all the information, they can configure the system, so that every employee's motion may be exposed to regulators, not just whether to run ie browsers, whether employees are watching ESPN.com videos, or they are using instant messaging tools to discuss job hopping with their peers.

Industry Analyst Richard Doherty said he is concerned about the personal details Microsoft has obtained. Even if it is a real black box, pilots can set up not to record part of the daily conversation, while Microsoft's "black box" seems more focused on privacy.

However, salvin defended that enterprise users had been able to install third-party software to monitor employees' computer usage. He also said that in the current Windows system, enterprises can control what crash data they accept and what information they send to Microsoft. The new "black box" will allow users to have more detailed "error report control functions ".

After receiving the report data, Microsoft first identifies the problem and provides patches if necessary to prevent other users from encountering similar faults. Of course, salvin also admitted that it is still far from the goal of a problem that can be rooted immediately after it appears.