And while users can disable some of these settings, it is not a guarantee that your computer will stop talking to Microsoft’s servers. A significant issue is the telemetry data the company receives. While Microsoft insists that it aggregates and anonymizes this data, it hasn’t explained just how it does so. Microsoft also won’t say how long this data is retained, instead providing only general timeframes. Worse yet, unless you’re an enterprise user, no matter what, you have to share at least some of this telemetry data with Microsoft and there’s no way to opt-out of it.EFF urges Microsoft to come clean, to acknowledge its missteps and to offer real and easy to use opt-outs for users who do not want to send back data to Microsoft. You can read the full piece over here.
EFF slaps Microsoft for Windows 10 privacy and user choice disregards
Posted on Friday, August 19 2016 @ 12:45 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck