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Whether you think that is a good idea or not is up to you
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You can turn it off.
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I'd imagine that most people who buy a new computer with Windows 8 on it will have no idea that this is happening nor will they know how to turn it off
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So.
On by default means that average joes lose another chunk of privacy without being aware of it. This is bad, but isn't the alternative worse? It's a useful security feature, making it default off means that the average joe that would benefit from the feature most won't use it since they have no clue it exists.