Windows 10 and Telemetry, changes done by Microsoft

Windows 10 and Telemetry, changes done by Microsoft!

Some of the latest News about Telemetry used in Windows 10, circulating on the Internet, and the following was published by BetaNews at: https://betanews.com/2017/06/30/france-drops-windows-10-privacy-case/

France drops Windows 10 privacy case after Microsoft changes telemetry settings

By Mark Wyciślik-Wilson, Published 2 days ago



There have been lots of complaints about invasion of privacy since the release of Windows 10. Microsoft's telemetry lead to several lawsuits, including one from France's National Data Protection Commission which said Windows 10 was collecting "excessive personal data" about users.

But now the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) has decided to drop its case against Microsoft. The commission is happy that sufficient steps have been taken to reduce the amount of data that is collected and users are now informed about data collection.

Announcing that it was dropping the lawsuit, the CNIL says that: "The company has reduced the volume of data collected under the 'base' level of its telemetry service by nearly half, identifying system problems and solving them. It limited this collection to the data strictly necessary to maintain the system and applications in good working order and to ensure their safety."

The commission also notes that users are clearly warned not only about data collection, but also that a unique identifier can be used to deliver targeted advertising. Among the steps Microsoft has taken, the commission says:

• In addition, the installation procedure for Windows 10 has been modified: users can not finalize the installation until they have expressed their choice of enabling or disabling the ad identifier. They may, moreover, return at any time to that choice.

Microsoft will no doubt be pleased to have managed to brush off at least one batch of criticism. But while French regulators may be happy with what's been done, it's not clear whether the company has gone far enough to allay the concerns of users.

 

@Ashtrix @Mr. Fox @Phoenix @hmscott @Vasudev @TBoneSan @Raiderman @bloodhawk +++ All forgotten mentioned.

Read the nice and true comments regarding Windoze 7 - 8.1 - Windoze X
Very nice described Give the man +rep.

 

I did, and also replied. More people are starting to discover what we knew all along. I love it when people use their brains instead of behaving like sheep.

 

Only wrong choice of hardware It's sad people don't do same Due Diligence regarding their choices of hardware as with software\OS. But the post was informative and correct.

 

That's true. But, at least we can identify those that have potential for redemption and we can hope they won't make the same mistake twice with choosing another crapbook. We all make mistakes. Some of us haven't made that one, thank goodness, but I've made a few bad choices along the way. I'll probably make a few more, but hopefully never the same one twice. We need to be as wise as serpents, but as harmless as doves.

 

I miss being in the 5 GHz club but then again, nothing on the market is interesting to me right now. Not touching Clevo laptops with a 10 foot pole and the MSI one is too small for my comfort level.

 

I fix it for yooo
The alternative is much worse bruh... ALL the other options you can buy today is JOKEBOOK's!! Not touching Jokebook's with a 10 foot pole. Build a DESKTOP If not, save your money!!

 

@Eurocom Support - how goes the progress on the 17.3" version of the F5?

@Donald@HIDevolution - any possibility of your guys coming up with a 17.3" MSI LGA laptop like the 16L13? Is MSI making something like this available to you soon?

 

No way to know for sure until it actually happens. However we already have a couple of good LGA 17.3" models...why do we need another one?

 

Nah, it was a request for @Phoenix, he said (I assumed) that the 16L13 is too small. So I recalled @Eurocom Support mentioned a few months ago a 17.3" project out there in the non-specific future.

It'll be fun to see how Ryzen enter's into the laptop scene past Asus's laptop, are you going to carry that one too?

 

Right, I am sure it would get the attention of @Phoenix

We carry all high end ASUS laptops...we don't discriminate

 

Since when did ASUS actually start selling "high end" laptops? Oh wait, you said "high end" not "high performance" LOL. My bad.

 

Now that's FUNNY...I don't care who you are!

Notice the placement of the adjective...high end ASUS (adjective) laptops (noun). Yup, only comparing ASUS to ASUS....hey man, it's the best they've got