In this tool, you can see all the encrypted data that is sent to Microsoft servers and used to improve the operating system.
Version 1803 sees the rollout of the Diagnostic Data Viewer, a new Windows-integrated tool that allows you to keep tabs on your PC’s diagnostic data. We’ve rounded up a few of the most notable changes below: April 2018
As an operating system, Windows 10 is probably still more nosy than it has any right to be, but the updates undeniably represent steps in the right direction. Over the course of a few major updates, Microsoft has also introduced new settings options that provide users with a greater level of control over their privacy. During this time, a wide range of privacy activist groups (including the EU privacy watchdogs also known as the Article 29 Working Party) have criticised Microsoft for its clumsy approach to privacy, prompting the tech giant to gradually become more transparent about the way it handles user data. As our services evolve, we recognize we must continue earning your trust.” 2018 UpdateĪ few years have passed since we first wrote this article. This move, of course, was preceding the new privacy statement and service agreement that accompanied the release of Windows 10.Īs he put it, “We are simplifying the services agreement and privacy statement because we believe that real transparency starts with straightforward terms and policies that people can clearly understand. Horacio Gutierrez, Deputy General Counsel of Microsoft’s legal and corporate affairs, wrote about the company’s commitment to transparency on the Microsoft blog back in June 2015. But the reality is, even if you read Microsoft’s 12,000-word service agreement, it’s still confusing and vague at best. You have probably heard the news by now: Microsoft has updated a controversial service agreement that lays out in scary detail how your personal data is being used and abused – at least, that’s what the major tech blogs are saying.