At least it's starting a theme. 3 US citizens are sueing Microsoft for forced upgrade and data loss related to Windows 10.

I am surprised it did not happen earlier. And I am even more surprised that governments out there haven't sued Microsoft yet, especially when you know that governments are supposed to represent the general interest. Perhaps that speaks volume about governments these days (and election is coming...)

I am surprised nobody yet has sued Microsoft for the active spying which is part of Windows 10 and which was rolled back to Windows 7 and Windows 8 as well. That Microsoft should phone home with the list of applications you are using, how often you are using them, and probably much much more, is all you have to know on the subject.

I myself got a little bit shielded from all this. To any computer (physical or virtual) running Windows XP or earlier systems, Microsoft did not even try to update them, so that was not a problem. For my computer running Windows 7, I simply turn Windows update off as soon as the system got installed and OEM drivers up to date. Thanks to this, I am never bothered with anything. Just make sure, if you do this, to have discipline too, because that helps. For instance, never use Internet Explorer. Also, for emails, configure them to read them as plain text, and always take a look at the internal email headers whenever you get an email from a stranger who would like you to open a piece in attachment.