Here is the nub of the Windows 10 privacy problem. Say you install Windows 10 and you get to a choice of "Express Settings" or "Custom Settings". DO NOT choose Express Settings!!!! Click on custom settings, read each one carefully and you will probably turn most of them OFF. When I set up Windows 10 systems for myself (two) and for customers, I turn off all of the custom settings except the one that allows Microsoft to collect information about software failures. Otherwise, you are giving away a lot of personal information that you probably ought not to. But you be the judge.
I should support this approach by doing some screen captures, accompanied a running commentary on each one of the settings. Maybe Lee will contract with me to do a short article. I wrote a few pieces for CNet back when it was just getting off the ground. Lee, can we discuss?
My question isn't so much a technical question, but it is over concerns of Windows 10 privacy. Windows 10 has been out for over 6 months, many have moved on and upgraded to Windows 10, yet many have chosen to stay put. And one of the biggest reasons that I have read on the Internet that people are resisting the move on to 10 is Microsoft's ability to snoop and collect data on people who use it. I understand the user has the ability to turn some of these privacy settings off in Windows 10 to prevent them from collecting data on your computing behaviors, but others have said that they still collect data from you regardless of what settings you turn off. If this is true, how would one know if they were? I know that oftentimes people overreact to some of these privacy policy concerns, but I continue to read about these privacy complaints and now I'm wondering if it's even worth moving on to 10. Should I be concerned or has paranoia set in for me? What are the thoughts of those who are Windows 10 users now, are you concerned? What do I have to lose in terms of privacy if I move to 10? Thanks for your thoughts.
--Submitted by Ted C.

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