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Windows 10 tracks everything you do; Here's how to stop it
Heads up for users who’ve upgraded to Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system: If you’re the type who’s very privacy-conscious, you might want to tweak your settings.
According to Microsoft’s privacy statement:
(W)e will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary [...]
Users are apparently opted in by default, but you can opt out to protect your data. The blog Rock Paper Shotgun has outlined the steps on how to do so:
- Go to Settings and then Privacy.
- Make your way through all the listed options to see and manage the permissions for your apps and programs on your device.
- To turn off personalized ads when you use your Edge browser, you’ll have go to this page on Microsoft’s website.
- You may also off Cortana’s settings
Rock Paper Shotgun is quick to point out that Microsoft’s opt-out tracking is contrary to the company's claims of moving towards greater transparency.
"Conceptually it’s another story entirely: a large corporation is gathering and storing vast amounts of data on your computing habits, and not simply what you do in a browser,” they said. “There is no world in which 45 pages of policy documents and opt-out settings split across 13 different Settings screens and an external website constitutes 'real transparency.'” — Bea Montenegro/TJD, GMA News More Videos
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