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  1. 08-10-2015 01:26 AM #1
    Nadirah
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    Quote Originally Posted by sirDarts View Post
    Unless you have some exotic HW, there is little to no reason not to upgrade.
    MS collecting data on everything you do so they can tailor advertising for you is enough deterrent for me.
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  2. 08-10-2015 01:28 AM #2
    MilesSaintboroguh
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nadirah View Post
    MS collecting data on everything you do so they can tailor advertising for you is enough deterrent for me.
    Advertising where? I pretty much uninstalled most of the apps Windows 10 came with and I don't really use Cortana, so no ads for me!
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  3. 08-10-2015 01:59 AM #3
    SQBoard
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    Quote Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh View Post
    Advertising where? I pretty much uninstalled most of the apps Windows 10 came with and I don't really use Cortana, so no ads for me!
    It's not just cortana. Microsoft buries a lot of info in their privacy policy and service agreement that you might want to search through more thoroughly unlike many people who just skip them.

    The data collection "features" are enabled by default and microsoft will not make it easy for you to disable them all but as others said, you can.

    Here's some links that has some info and tips on what to disable...might be useful (not sure since i don't have win10).

    http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015...vacy-settings/
    http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10...ow-to-opt-out/
    http://www.newsweek.com/windows-10-r...ry-move-358952

    Not sure if those tips are permanent or if microsoft could decide to re-enable some of them after a patch, but personally, i would worry less with microsoft and more with what potential hackers could do with all those data collecting functions built-in the OS itself.
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  4. 08-10-2015 01:37 AM #4
    sirDarts
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nadirah View Post
    MS collecting data on everything you do so they can tailor advertising for you is enough deterrent for me.
    1) EVERYONE is collection data on you to tailor advertising. Go to newegg or amazon, look up for example mice, then go to facebook. You won't be happy if that's your concern.
    2) You can turn off pretty much all of the tracking options.
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  5. 08-10-2015 02:01 AM #5
    Assirra
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    Quote Originally Posted by sirDarts View Post
    1) EVERYONE is collection data on you to tailor advertising. Go to newegg or amazon, look up for example mice, then go to facebook. You won't be happy if that's your concern.
    2) You can turn off pretty much all of the tracking options.
    You are missing the biggest of them all.
    Google knows more about you then yourself.
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  6. 08-10-2015 02:40 AM #6
    Makeda
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nadirah View Post
    MS collecting data on everything you do so they can tailor advertising for you is enough deterrent for me.
    You can and SHOULD go into the settings area and disable all of this.
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  7. 08-10-2015 07:58 AM #7
    Darkobra
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nadirah View Post
    MS collecting data on everything you do so they can tailor advertising for you is enough deterrent for me.
    This is a notice to you and everyone else who uses express install. STOP IT! USE CUSTOM! STOP TICKING THE BOXES GIVING THEM PERMISSION TO DO IT!
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