Is Microsoft Spying on You? | Leaving Telemetry on or off
1,170In this video, I am going over the question everyone is asking... Is Microsoft Spying on You? Also, I will be showing whether you should Disable Telemetry or Leave it on.
What Telemetry Captures
-Browsing history
-Device Connectivity and Configuration; settings and peripheral data
-Inking Typing and Speech Utterance; keyboard and microphone captures
-Product and Service Performance; reliability data and file queries
-Product and Service Usage; uptime, apps used, OS info
-Software Setup and Inventory; installs and updates for applications
Disable Telemetry Pros
-Your keystrokes, browser history, device information isn't sitting in a repository at Microsoft
-Avoiding possible security issues that can arise from Microsoft hosting this information (Government Agencies, Hackers, etc.)
Disable Telemetry Cons
-Blocking Windows Updates
-Hosts file blocks can mess with Skype Messages
-Windows Store Issues
-Issues with integrated tools like Defender / OneDrive
-Can cause issues with future feature updates
**Using Minimal "Basic" Option because of the Cons above is recommended
Disabling Instructions
O&O Shutup 10
Disable Windows 7 Telemetry
https://gist.github.com/xvitaly/eafa75ed2cb79b3bd4e9
Sources:
https://www.neweggbusiness.com/smartbuyer/windows/should-you-disable-windows-10-telemetry/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-telemetry-secrets/
https://www.easeus.com/partition-manager-software/fix-windows-10-microsoft-compatibility-telemetry-high-disk-usage.html
https://www.howtogeek.com/273311/the-difference-between-basic-enhanced-and-full-usage-data-in-windows-10/
https://www.howtogeek.com/273513/why-you-shouldnt-use-anti-spying-tools-for-windows-10/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Digital_Crimes_Unit
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