This is the most detailed Microsoft has ever been about the data it collects and uses
Microsoft has opened up about the data it collects from devices to help the company improve services, offer tailored products to users and keep Windows “up-to-date, secure, and operating properly. ”
The company revealed the information in documentation supporting its Creators Update, which is due to roll out to all Windows 10 users very soon.
The information is probably the most in-depth details Microsoft has ever released, carefully explaining the common data, device, connectivity and configuration data, product and service usage data, performance data, software setup and inventory data, content consumption data, browsing, search and query data, inking, typing, and speech utterance data and licensing and purchase data it collects across devices.
