Well start by saying Windows 10 is on suitable privacy is of utmost importance to you.
But if you have just a general concern of privacy windows can be manipulated into not sending out data
but you're going to find it's an ongoing battle as new updates are introduced new functionality that
requires communicating out of the operating system.
When I was 10 is a cloud based operating system with cloud functionality like synchronization sharing
virtual assistant.
It's designed to communicate out to enable these features you need to use Microsoft account.
That's one of those internet accounts.
It's not a local account.
In order to use these cloud features cloud features such as Cortana and all this is completely opposed
to the goals of privacy.
It's actually really not an operating system Windows 10 in the traditional sense it's an operating system
with many many cloud based extra features.
Let's go through how Windows 10 can affect your privacy so you can make a call on if you want to use
the operating system or not.
Because there are benefits to Windows 10 it has a lot of great features.
We have to be aware there is some privacy sacrificed to it.
Well there's a lot of privacy sacrificed to it.
In Windows 10 data sinking is the default setting your private data and software settings will be sync
with Microsoft.
By default this includes Web sites that all open your browsing history software settings.
Wife tf are hotspot names and passwords etc.
This can be disable that there is the advertising ID Windows 10 assigns each instance of the operating
system a unique advertising ID.
This is used to customize ads that are sent to you by third party companies such as ad networks advertisers.
You can opt out of this and I'll show you how.
There's the core Tanah data collection now.
If you go to the Rotana AFAIK Q You can find out a lot more information from Microsoft themselves on
what it is Courtown of those on here right at the top when I use Katanning what information is collected
and where is it saved.
So that's at this address here but Cortana if you're not familiar is like Siri on the iPhone.
It's a type of voice assistant new in Windows 10 it or she collects all the data that you use.
And when I say all data I mean all data.
So I'm talking about browser history keystrokes listening to your microphone search history calendar
data location of movements your contacts and relationship with those contacts payment information like
credit and debit card details data from email text messages your call history movies you watch music
you listen to everything you buy.
And the list goes on and on.
Provide a good service call.
Tanner needs to learn about you.
But this does seem excessive and it's definitely something you should be aware of so you can make an
informed choice as to whether or not you want to use a Courtown of service.
The Katanas is needs to be of sufficient value to you to give up that amount of personal information
to Microsoft.
But this is the new world we are living in and this is a new world we're moving into the world.
Primacy will have a very different meaning to the next generation as things like Cortana potential to
become indispensable to the next generation.
A couple of other things that you're going to want to read if you want to use Windows 10 and you care
about privacy on these.
First one is the Microsoft privacy statement and you can find it here unless you are el and the second
one is this which is the Microsoft services agreement which you can find at this you are all when you
download Windows 10 you sign these agreements that you are authorizing Microsoft to collect your information
and share it with the parties.
And these documents here that I'm showing you outline their intentions with your data and how they intend
to track you.
They are very open about it and honest about it which is good because I think they've learned from the
past.
So now they're being honest and straightforward about it.
But what you're doing is you're exchanging features and potentially great features for your personal
data.
So let me give you a taste of the sort of data you're agreeing to have collected and shared with third
parties.
If you read these documents here so we're talking about your name your e-mail address your postal address
phone number passwords password related information accounts access information teams that you might
follow stocks that you might be interested in your favorite places and cities your age gender preferred
language payment information such as credit cards security codes features you use the items you purchase
the websites that you visit the search terms that you enter contacts and your relationships to them
location information.
So either through G.P.A. or by identifying nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi hot spots and the contents of
your documents your photos your music or your videos that you've loaded to services such as one drive.
It also includes the content of your communications center received using Microsoft's services such
as the subject line and body of an e-mail text or the content of an instant message or audio and video
recording of a video message and audio recording and transcript of a voice message you receive or a
text message you dictate.