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Majority of people send full diagnostic data back to Microsoft
Pretty much the bigger part of Windows 10 computers with the Creators Update installed sends full diagnostics data to Microsoft, according to a blog on the Microsoft website. Under pressure of several privacy watchdogs Microsoft decided to add new privacy setting screen to the installation process.
Users now have to confirm several privacy settings during the installation, this includes the diagnostic data that Windows 10 collects and sends to Microsoft reports myce today:
Previous Windows 10 versions used 3 different levels, which has been brought back to 2 levels with the Creators Update. These two are ‘Full’ and ‘Basic’. Microsoft has stated to use the collected diagnostic data to resolve issues and to improve its products.
When the ‘Basic’ level is set, Windows 10 will send device, connectivity and configuration data to Microsoft, and also limited error reports. When the full level is selected, the basic data is sent and also additional information about the device, connectivity and configuration, but also app and browser usage, fragments of hand typed text and more extensive error reports.
During the installation of the Creators Update users have to confirm which level they want to use on the privacy setting screen. The installation uses the previously chosen privacy settings but allows the user to change them.
Microsoft today announced that 71% of all Windows 10 computers with the Creators Update sends full diagnostic data to the company.
It’s not unlikely that this number is so high because the full level is enabled by default in case users never changed the privacy settings after the initial installation of Windows 10.
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#5460560 Posted on: 08/08/2017 01:57 PM
I'm talking about ad companies. When google sells user data to ad companies the data is definitely sanitized for personal information. I have friends that work in the industry that do the removal.
As for Google itself, yeah, they keep everything and the government can subpoena google for that information. So they definitely have access. There isn't one giant database for it though - I don't think there will ever be a need for it. That was the entire idea behind Prism. They could just pull data from all the major companies when they need to get it.
Don´t know if that´s true. There´s a lot of value on a single person data. I believe right now, big companies and governments are creating individual profiles of every user in the web for financial and security reasons. Having detailed info about what an individual thinks, buys and goes is an extremely powerful tool.
I'm talking about ad companies. When google sells user data to ad companies the data is definitely sanitized for personal information. I have friends that work in the industry that do the removal.
As for Google itself, yeah, they keep everything and the government can subpoena google for that information. So they definitely have access. There isn't one giant database for it though - I don't think there will ever be a need for it. That was the entire idea behind Prism. They could just pull data from all the major companies when they need to get it.
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#5460561 Posted on: 08/08/2017 01:57 PM
Ok so give me pricelist or contact person, were normal mortal can order it.. Im for example interested in women boobs size correlation with hardware news site..
Jokes aside, I guess it's not a grey market or area, it's completely legal. Like Extraordinary said above, that's how they make their money in the first place.
Ok so give me pricelist or contact person, were normal mortal can order it.. Im for example interested in women boobs size correlation with hardware news site..
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#5460567 Posted on: 08/08/2017 02:00 PM
I was just waiting for another unqualified post of somebody willing to give away their data and I wasn't disappointed either.
Can you please send me your personal details so I can start my own user database too? Please, thank you.
I clicked just to read the comments sections from the tin-foil hat brigade. I wasn't disappointed.
I was just waiting for another unqualified post of somebody willing to give away their data and I wasn't disappointed either.
Can you please send me your personal details so I can start my own user database too? Please, thank you.
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#5460571 Posted on: 08/08/2017 02:01 PM
Well, now we know.......
"Denial viewed bighotitties.com 30,000 times"
Well, now we know.......
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They sell the data but all the personalized information is stripped. The ad companies can see like "30,000 people viewed x website" but they can't look and see "Denial viewed bighotitties.com 30,000 times".
Honestly they don't even want that information - to the point where even Google is no longer scanning Gmail mail anymore, because they said the extra level of information is useless. The trends are all they need to make ad decisions effective.
Don´t know if that´s true. There´s a lot of value on a single person data. I believe right now, big companies and governments are creating individual profiles of every user in the web for financial and security reasons. Having detailed info about what an individual thinks, buys and goes is an extremely powerful tool.