Windows 10 is monitoring your activities. Is this a concern for you?
Windows 10 is monitoring your activities. Is this a concern for you?
If you have privacy worries, it’s clear you’re involved in something wrong. Share your information so I can use it for profit, or I’ll alert the authorities.
Regimes depend on data, not weapons. The current setup allows the US government to obtain a warrant for monitoring your online and phone activities, financial transactions, and social media. However, this process relies on a secretive surveillance court that isn't open to public review due to concerns about the sensitive nature of their decisions. Without oversight, these courts can issue warrants at any time, and such courts rarely refuse requests. As a result, you might receive a search warrant against you without your knowledge or chance to challenge it. The involved agencies sift through your internet and phone records, discovering your interest in Cody's Lab on YouTube. Cody creates content involving homemade explosives, and he often shares details about making nitroglycerin. If their records show you purchased fertilizer recently, they might also find fuel oil for heating your home. They have no idea what you bought or why it matters. All they care about is the presence of a channel that teaches you how to make explosives and the raw materials you’ve acquired. Their goal is to bring you before law enforcement as a suspect, perhaps reminding you of the DAPL protests.
The advertising ID can be turned off in the Settings panel (Start > Settings > Privacy, it appears first). Regarding location, this happens because Windows 10 includes a feature called "Where is my device" when your laptop is stolen. If someone steals your Windows 10 device with a Microsoft account, you can share location details with the authorities. The mapping service used by Microsoft is HERE Maps, which also powers Bing Maps and the Windows Map app. You can also disable this in the Privacy settings of Windows 10. For more control, visit http://choice.microsoft.com/en-us/opt-out to manage your data. Turning off the option will remove all stored information from Microsoft.
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It's not exactly what I was thinking. While Ubuntu and MacOS support it, you can choose to ignore it. When installing the OS, the setting should be visible, and starting with Ubuntu 16, it’s now turned off by default. The pushback against Microsoft is strong—especially since Windows 10 was criticized for privacy practices. The main concern is that Microsoft isn’t disclosing telemetry details at all, offering no way to disable them. Still, telemetry data itself isn’t surveillance; it doesn’t collect personal info or track you personally.
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