Anyone know what CompatTelRunner.exe is/does?

Nekked Runner,

I certainly agree with what you stated.  However, it is all based on the assumption that no permission was given. I did not read the complete agreement when I installed Windows 8, 8.1 or 10.  I wanted the new features so just clicked “I agree” or whatever term was used to get what I wanted.  So, I must be held liable for whatever actions I gave Microsoft permission to complete.

I certainly hope we won’t be granting as much permission as you outlined by blindly accepting agreements. But to hijack Benjamin Franklin’s comments on Liberty and Safety, Those who would give up rights by not reading agreements, to get the software they want, may not deserve those rights. 

The moral, and why I think it applies to this thread, read all agreements to make sure you do agree before continuing.  And do not blame a company, for doing what you told them they could do, because you did not read the fine print before clicking, “I agree.”

You are right.  There are agreements but.....

an example:

Your personal information on the Cloud/Internet is not necessarily put there by you or from a computer you own so regardless of the agreements, agreements we really don't have much choice in when you consider that the major players have designed the internet to work only under their rules.

Information of yours, obtained from someone else and on the Cloud is not within your rights and within any agreement you have decided on or against.

One of the best achievements in our history has been the Internet for its information available to us.

One of the worst achievements in our history has been the Internet for its information taken from us for commercial gain.

Nekked Runner,

I certainly agree with what you stated.  However, it is all based on the assumption that no permission was given. I did not read the complete agreement when I installed Windows 8, 8.1 or 10.  I wanted the new features so just clicked “I agree” or whatever term was used to get what I wanted.  So, I must be held liable for whatever actions I gave Microsoft permission to complete.

I certainly hope we won’t be granting as much permission as you outlined by blindly accepting agreements. But to hijack Benjamin Franklin’s comments on Liberty and Safety, Those who would give up rights by not reading agreements, to get the software they want, may not deserve those rights. 

The moral, and why I think it applies to this thread, read all agreements to make sure you do agree before continuing.  And do not blame a company, for doing what you told them they could do, because you did not read the fine print before clicking, “I agree.”

One can go with a conspiracy attitude and say Microsoft is spying on every computer that gets the Windows 10 update. I expect they are but that does not mean it is for nefarious / evil purposes. Maybe they are actually trying to make sure each person gets the best experience possible out of the upgrade? Each person gets to decide their own opinion on that subject.

Ah, the basic 'for the better good argument'

One can argue this as a valid point but nevertheless private information obtained without the persons per basis situation IS an infringement of peoples rights. We have a history of this argument being used for purposes that go beyond the original intent and sadly we just allow it to continue.

Recently a local police force wanted cell providers to give up all text messages between a series of cell towers. Not just the individual text messages of who they were investigating, ALL.  An example of an abuse of power we have allowed them, 'for the better good argument'. This is just a Police Force example that came to light publically. Imagine what abuse is happening at higher level of enforcement we never hear about and never becomes public.

My question is where does it stop? Power breeds corruption and people/organizations with 'power' always want more.

• Imagine if under the 'for the better good argument' we were all forced to strip naked for all airlines flights so nothing could be hidden.
• Imagine if under the 'for the better good argument' we had to add Government as secondary account holders on our bank account to make sure we are financially stable.
• Imagine if under the 'for the better good argument' we had to get a scanable tattoo with all our information.

These may seem like imaginary ideas BUT there will always be someone who deems imaginary ideas under the 'for the better good argument' as a good idea.

Go back a number of years and people would NEVER have imagined an internet that tracks users computer use, has access to software/data on users computers and who would have dreamed of such a thing as the 'CLOUD' whereas personal information that is nobody's business accessing is now just a keystroke away.

Who would expected a day the internet would be changed into 1 big virus!