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Title: Windows 10 and privacy
Post by: SuperDave on September 08, 2015, 06:19:15 PM
Much controversity about privacy and Win 10. More information here. (http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/17/technology/windows-10-privacy/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool&iid=obnetwork)
Title: Re: Windows 10 and privacy
Post by: Computer_Commando on September 09, 2015, 05:43:54 PM
If you try & block or remove all Win10 "spying", some things no longer function.  If they want to spy on me & 100+ million others, "be my guest".  I don't use most of the new apps, except for Feedback.
Title: Re: Windows 10 and privacy
Post by: artbuc on September 10, 2015, 02:47:41 AM
Much controversity about privacy and Win 10. More information here. (http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/17/technology/windows-10-privacy/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool&iid=obnetwork)

SD, have you come across a single reference that covers all of the privacy settings comprehensively? I have read a number of articles and they tend to cite just a few examples. I have changed many settings to increase privacy but am not sure I got all of them. Thanks.
Title: Re: Windows 10 and privacy
Post by: SuperDave on September 10, 2015, 01:06:23 PM
I haven't seen anything comprehensive yet.
Title: Re: Windows 10 and privacy
Post by: patio on September 10, 2015, 02:45:15 PM
MS doesn't even know...
Title: Re: Windows 10 and privacy
Post by: Clayto2 on September 23, 2015, 10:43:15 AM
In the UK the magazine WebUser has just published an eight page article on this, giving lots of advice on dos and don'ts. They conclude it is no worse than Google, Facebook etc. but recommend (among others) the following free utilities:

O&O ShutUp10 bit.ty/shutup380
Windows Privacy Fixer bit.ly/privfix380
Title: Re: Windows 10 and privacy
Post by: SuperDave on September 28, 2015, 02:43:20 PM
Here (http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/28/technology/microsoft-windows-10-privacy/index.html) is MS' response.