It's well known that Windows 10 has privacy issues. It doesn't matter whether Microsoft acknowledges them or not, but because of this fact there are quite a few who have refused to upgrade to the new operating system just because the company collects too much information from its users' computers.
Microsoft claims to offer users full control over the information collected, but there are several services that still operate and send data despite these settings.
The company says that these services are only used to send data if an application crashes, to its servers, and that everything is encrypted. So for Microsoft, your personal data is not at risk.
Joe Belfiore, VP of Microsoft, stated in an interview with ComputerWorld that they do not violate the privacy of their users and that “the company collects information about its operating system with the aim of further improving it.”
“In the case where we know when our system crashed, or when it has serious performance issues, it will be so useful in development, and [therefore] it is not a privacy issue. Today, we collect data to make the best experience for everyone,” Belfiore said.
If you noticed in the statement above, Belfiore states:
“In case we know when our system crashed” or to avoid getting lost in translation, we quote the entire statement in English:
"In the case of knowing that our system that we've created (meaning of course the systems of each of us) is crashing, or is having serious performance problems, we view that as so helpful to the ecosystem, and [therefore] not an issue of personal privacy, that today, we collect that data so that we make that experience better for everyone"
So for those who had the illusion that Windows belonged to them, they should understand that the new operating system they purchased belongs to Microsoft, which has the right to use it for the development of its next systems.
Belfiore is essentially saying that if users refuse to send data, they will have a hard time delivering updates that will make Windows 10 run smoother.
So playing devil's advocate, why not ask the company by what right it turns everyone who has installed its new operating system into beta testers?
Why monitor all Windows 10 users when there is still the Windows Insiders program?
Ultimately, for an operating system to be released to the market, it must have passed the beta stage. No one pays for beta operating systems, or software.
Obviously, each of us needs to have the necessary options to disable services that collect personal data, so the privacy violation problem continues to exist regardless of what Microsoft says.
