Windows 10 May Be Sharing Data With Microsoft Even If Told Not to – Here’s How to Absolutely Make Sure You’ve the Right Settings „Unchecked“
Since the release of Windows 10 in 2015, Microsoft has faced criticism over covertly collecting user activity data. After the initial user backlash and some penalties in Europe, Microsoft overhauled privacy settings, introduced new tools, wrote some blog posts to actively disclose what data it collects, and even allowed users to opt of sending logs to Microsoft. However, it appears the company continued to receive much of the data anyway.
A few reports circulating in the past two weeks suggested that the Windows maker continues to receive logs even if users have chosen not to share that data. This discrepancy was noted when users compared data between their privacy settings and the information Privacy Dashboard carried about their usage history.
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It appears that the problem comes from Microsoft using the same term for two settings, first noticed by the folks at HTG.
