I agree. The winning move is not to play. To fiddle with Windows' privacy settings, and expecting them to respect the users privacy, is like asking an abusive p

I agree. The winning move is not to play. To fiddle with Windows' privacy settings, and expecting them to respect the users privacy, is like asking an abusive partner nicely to not be abusive. Promises will always be broken, and in new and unexpected situations, the partner will act on their character, not on their promises. And Microsoft has a documented history of this behavior.