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Sorry, “built in keylogger?” Which one is that?
by mock-possum 4y ago
Sorry, “built in keylogger?” Which one is that?
- hansvm 4y agoNo idea which of the builtin keyloggers they're referring to, but the one with the most public outrage was the inking and typing personalization feature.
- Zuiii 4y agoWhat are the other ones?
- jeroenhd 4y agoPresumably "Inking and typing personalization". Microsoft collects all the words you type, presumably filters out the ones that match the dictionary, and collects things like names in your Microsoft account. This can be used for spell check and turning stylus-drawn shapes into text more accurately. So yes, Windows does collect some information akin to a keylogger.
- mock-possum 4y agoOhhhh. Yeah I mean - it specifically gives you the option to opt out of that during windows install… you don’t need to run a ‘declutter tool’ to do so. But maybe we shouldn’t expect users to have the presence of mind to pick through install options, in all fairness, maybe the most secure least permissive configuration should be the default. Then power users can enable things they understand the risks of.