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4. How Windows 10 data collection trades privacy for security
Wed Dec 12, 2018, 08:51 AM
Dec 2018

Windows 10’s aggressive data-collection capabilities may concern users about corporate spying, but enterprises have control that ------__consumer-edition Windows users do not------: Administrators can decide how much information gets sent back to Microsoft.

But enterprises need to think twice before turning off Windows telemetry to increase corporate privacy. That’s because doing so can decrease the effectiveness of Windows 10’s security features.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3146523/microsoft-windows/how-windows-10-data-collection-trades-privacy-for-security.html


6 Free Tools To Disable And Stop Windows 10 from Spying And Tracking You
Updated: September 24, 2018 / Home » Computer and Internet Security » Basic Security And How To Tutorials

How to keep Microsoft Windows 10 from spying on you? Ever since Microsoft release Windows 10, a popular movement grew out of the privacy controversy, people are afraid of the many tracking features within Windows 10, thus the birth of many “anti-spying” apps have sprung up. They promise to keep Windows 10 from tracking you–but often, they can cause more problems than they solve. I do not recommend you using these tools unless you are certain it won’t effect your work station

https://www.geckoandfly.com/25083/free-tools-disable-stop-windows-spying-tracking-you/


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