{"id":116703,"date":"2017-04-09T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=116703"},"modified":"2017-04-07T16:26:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T14:26:09","slug":"here-is-all-the-data-windows-10-collects-about-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/116703-here-is-all-the-data-windows-10-collects-about-you","title":{"rendered":"Here is all the data Windows 10 collects about you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft recently <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2017\/04\/05\/windows-10-privacy-journey-continues-more-transparency-and-controls-for-you\/#EoPYoUfXrmy7CZHy.97\" target=\"_blank\">updated<\/a><\/strong> its approach to security and privacy ahead of the launch of its Windows 10 Creators Update.<\/p>\n<p>This change sees the implementation of many new features and security enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to remain transparent regarding user privacy, Microsoft has revealed more information about what data it collects from Windows 10 users.<\/p>\n<p>The company has also implemented an option for users to view any changes to the Privacy Policy using a dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/privacy.microsoft.com\/en-us\/Updates\" target=\"\"><strong>Change History<\/strong><\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 users now have a better overview of which actions are recorded at each security level.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Security settings<\/h3>\n<p>After updating their systems, Windows users will be able to toggle the following privacy settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location<\/li>\n<li>Speech recognition<\/li>\n<li>Diagnostics<\/li>\n<li>Tailored experiences with diagnostics data<\/li>\n<li>Relevant Ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It should be noted that when the Relevant Ads option is turned off, you will receive the same amount of advertisements \u2013 it will just be less relevant to your habits.<\/p>\n<p>An important privacy setting is diagnostics collection, which cannot be turned off. Instead, users can choose between Full and Basic diagnostics options.<\/p>\n<p>This means that Windows 10 will always record certain actions and collect usage data to some extent.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft released <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/itpro\/windows\/configure\/basic-level-windows-diagnostic-events-and-fields\" target=\"_blank\">information<\/a><\/strong> about diagnostics data collection for each option in the interest of transparency.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Basic Diagnostics<\/h3>\n<p>The Basic level of diagnostics gathers a limited set of information critical for understanding device configuration.<\/p>\n<p>This helps to identify and roll out updates for problems on devices.<\/p>\n<p>The basic diagnostics level collects functionality data in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hardware configuration<\/li>\n<li>Installed apps software<\/li>\n<li>Peripherals and drivers<\/li>\n<li>OneDrive updates and login events<\/li>\n<li>OS and Windows Store updates<\/li>\n<li>Error reporting<\/li>\n<li>Scheduled device reboot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This option sends Microsoft data critical for the operation, updating, and improvement of the Windows 10 operating system.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Full Diagnostics<\/h3>\n<p>The Full telemetry option expands the amount of data Windows 10 collects about the user to include content consumption habits, search history, download URLs, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a summary of diagnostic categories and data types collected by Windows 10 at the Full telemetry level:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Common \u2013<\/strong> Microsoft\/Xbox UserID, IP address, and device type.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Device, Connectivity, and Configuration \u2013<\/strong> Hardware specifications, local network information, and peripheral specifications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product and Service Usage \u2013<\/strong> App interaction data, in-app content searches, favourites, and image\/video editing app data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product and Service Performance \u2013<\/strong> Crash dumps, device responsiveness, and disk footprint.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Software Setup and Inventory \u2013<\/strong> Installed application data and Windows update information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Content Consumption \u2013<\/strong> Video performance, music streaming URLs, photo resolutions, time spent reading content.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Browser and Search \u2013<\/strong> Auto-completed text, URLs, search terms, and page titles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inking Typing and Speech Utterance \u2013<\/strong> Speech recognition success rate and pen gesture recording.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Licensing and Purchasing \u2013<\/strong> Purchase history, store history, and OS licence type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Windows 10 collects the data above in addition to that listed under the Basic telemetry level.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How to turn on Basic Diagnostics<\/h3>\n<p>Users can switch between Full and Basic diagnostics in the Windows 10 privacy settings section, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Window-10-Creators-Update-Privacy-options.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"1504369240\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-205998 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Window-10-Creators-Update-Privacy-options.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Window-10-Creators-Update-Privacy-options.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Window-10-Creators-Update-Privacy-options-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Window-10-Creators-Update-Privacy-options-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"Windows 10 Creators Update Privacy options\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/205986-all-the-data-windows-10-collects-about-you.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyBroadband<\/a><\/strong> and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/201644-how-to-check-if-someone-is-spying-on-your-smartphone.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to check if someone is spying on your smartphone<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft recently updated its approach to security and privacy ahead of the launch of its Windows 10 Creators Update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":89191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[12549,1461,13009],"class_list":["post-116703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-privacy","tag-security","tag-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}