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> What's more, the telemetry collected is of the most benign type that Apple, Google, Microsoft, and nearly all 3rd party apps have actually been collecting Do
by ta_donk_gt 10y ago
> What's more, the telemetry collected is of the most benign type that Apple, Google, Microsoft, and nearly all 3rd party apps have actually been collecting
Do you have any links on what telemetry data is actually collected and sent? I would genuinely appreciate it. This is has held me back from what is otherwise a pretty solid OS upgrade.
All I've seen has either directly indicated or indirectly insinuated that every key stroke (not just Cortana search, but every keystroke entered while using Windows 10) is collected and sent with the telemetry data. Being encrypted traffic, and data that can be sent at any time, not necessarily when keys are being pressed, there is no way to inspect and verify.
The closest I have seen to rebuttals of this are either people with no knowledge or connection saying "oh, come on, they would never do that", or Microsoft saying essentially "we cannot allow telemetry to be turned off anymore because the more advanced users that we need data from would turn it off".
I don't think there is a way to prove what is actually sent, unfortunately, but it would be nice to at least hear Microsoft say "we firmly believe in the privacy of our users and would never dream of being anywhere near that invasive".
- daxorid 10y agoReally wish someone could definitively answer you. I have yet to see any analysis that could define hard boundaries on where keylogging occurs.
- KirinDave 10y agoArs peeked awhile ago. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-w... I've talked to 3 professional security researchers about it, and all seem unconcerned.