Microsoft's Privacy Statement states that: Source: Windows 10 doesn't offer much privacy by default: Here's how to fix it The OS then sends it all back to Microsoft so that it can be used for personalisation and targeted ads. By clicking through 'Express Settings' during installation, you allow Windows 10 to gather up your contacts, calendar details, text and touch input, location data, and a whole lot more. Windows 10, by default, has permission to report a huge amount of data back to Microsoft. Microsoft is the type of company that people love to hate, so the privacy issues were expected to cause some ruckus.Ĭritics and privacy advocates denounced the default settings in Windows 10 for collecting and transmitting user data to Microsoft and its partners. Ever since Windows 10 was launched, there have been many polemic discussions around the privacy factor of the new operating system.
