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They don't let you disable their spying on Windows 10, why would they treat Office any differently? I remember when a weather app using your GPS to automatical
by archy_ 7y ago
They don't let you disable their spying on Windows 10, why would they treat Office any differently?
I remember when a weather app using your GPS to automatically change to your current location was controversial. Now we willingly subject ourselves to corporate spying at the OS level.
- mfer 7y agoWhen you install or activate Windows 10 there is a step during the process where they ask you what of the telemetry to enable or disable. Everyone, outside corp environments where the corp decides, goes through this process. The settings are available to change later, oo. Why do you say they don't let you disable the telemetry for Windows 10? Honest question.
- AnthonyMouse 7y agoThat setup process says things like "Send detailed information to Microsoft. Disabling this sends only basic data." There is no setting for not sending any data. They also add new settings using Windows Update which you're not prompted about and which default to on, which would presumably then send information between when the update installs and when you realize it's there, even assuming you're diligent enough to notice it at all as most people obviously aren't.