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Telemetry and data collection has increased since Windows 7.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ars Staff |website=Ars Technica |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/microsoft-opens-up-on-windows-telemetry-tells-us-most-of-what-data-it-collects/ |title=Microsoft opens up on Windows telemetry, tells us most of what data it collects |date=5 Apr 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405141641/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/microsoft-opens-up-on-windows-telemetry-tells-us-most-of-what-data-it-collects/ |archive-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> Since Windows 10 the telemetry is forced and cannot be disabled completely without modifying system component with third-party tools.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gregg |last=Keizer |date=10 Aug 2015 |title=Windows 10 makes diagnostic data collection compulsory |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/1636741/windows-10-makes-diagnostic-data-collection-compulsory.html |url-status=live |website=ComputerWorld |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401153751/https://www.computerworld.com/article/1636741/windows-10-makes-diagnostic-data-collection-compulsory.html |archive-date=2025-04-01}}</ref> | Telemetry and data collection has increased since Windows 7.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ars Staff |website=Ars Technica |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/microsoft-opens-up-on-windows-telemetry-tells-us-most-of-what-data-it-collects/ |title=Microsoft opens up on Windows telemetry, tells us most of what data it collects |date=5 Apr 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405141641/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/microsoft-opens-up-on-windows-telemetry-tells-us-most-of-what-data-it-collects/ |archive-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> Since Windows 10 the telemetry is forced and cannot be disabled completely without modifying system component with third-party tools.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gregg |last=Keizer |date=10 Aug 2015 |title=Windows 10 makes diagnostic data collection compulsory |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/1636741/windows-10-makes-diagnostic-data-collection-compulsory.html |url-status=live |website=ComputerWorld |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401153751/https://www.computerworld.com/article/1636741/windows-10-makes-diagnostic-data-collection-compulsory.html |archive-date=2025-04-01}}</ref> | ||
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) conducted an investigation into Windows 10 telemetry metadata and has concluded that the operating system breaches local privacy law.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/uploads/imported/public_version_dutch_dpa_informal_translation_summary_of_investigation_report.pdf |date=Aug 2017 |title=SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION REPORT Public Version Microsoft Windows 10 Home and Pro investigation by the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA) |website=Autoriteit | |||
Persoonsgegevens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717045727/https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/uploads/imported/public_version_dutch_dpa_informal_translation_summary_of_investigation_report.pdf |archive-date=2023-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Natasha |last=Lomas |date=13 Oct 2017 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/13/microsofts-windows-10-breaches-privacy-law-says-dutch-dpa/ |title=Microsoft’s Windows 10 breaches privacy law, says Dutch DPA |website=TechCrunch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013144819/https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/13/microsofts-windows-10-breaches-privacy-law-says-dutch-dpa/ |archive-date=2017-10-13}}</ref> | |||
An AI-powered tool named [[Microsoft Copilot's recall feature|Recall]] has raised several privacy and security concerns due to their ability to take constant screenshots of the whole screen every few seconds. These screenshots could contain sensitive user's info, such as passwords or credit card info that can be taken and used against the user. Initially they were stored unencrypted along with the AI generated transcriptions on the user's hard disk. Apparently, only local AI is used to analyze them and they are now encrypted. An option to hide sensitive information as well as disable it for selected apps was added, though it remains open on how the sensitivity is determined. | An AI-powered tool named [[Microsoft Copilot's recall feature|Recall]] has raised several privacy and security concerns due to their ability to take constant screenshots of the whole screen every few seconds. These screenshots could contain sensitive user's info, such as passwords or credit card info that can be taken and used against the user. Initially they were stored unencrypted along with the AI generated transcriptions on the user's hard disk. Apparently, only local AI is used to analyze them and they are now encrypted. An option to hide sensitive information as well as disable it for selected apps was added, though it remains open on how the sensitivity is determined. | ||