Microsoft hit hard for Enabling Windows 10 built-in keylogger feature
There is a bit of an uproar on the web about Microsoft, it seems they introduced a feature in the privacy settings that acts and behaves like a key-logger, and they enabled it by default, for everybody.
The privacy setting “Send Microsoft info about how I write to help us improve typing and writing in the future” is reportedly enabled by default and users now fear Windows 10 has become one big keylogger reports myce:
It’s not the first time there are concerns about Windows 10’s data collections methods. Microsoft therefore announced it would give users more control over their privacy in the upcoming Creators Update. Microsoft states in a FAQ that keystrokes are collected to improve handwriting and pronunciation recognition and that it can be turned off by going to
Start -> Settings > Privacy > General and then disable “Send Microsoft info about how I write to help us improve typing and writing in the future”.
Some users report that they turned the setting off to find it automatically enabled again. Meanwhile Reddit has labeled the story as ‘Misleading’. Nevertheless more than 15,200 Redditors upvoted the story and the story received more than 1,800 comments.
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Looks like they've moved it here

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At the same time I am reading that the created a version for the Chinese government that doesn't send telemetry and other data to Microsoft.
So, the US and the rest of the FREE world get a version where the user has limited control over his own data, and China, you know communism and stuff, get a version where private user data are protected.
Funny, isn't it?
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Looks like they've moved it here

Thanks your right it is there but is set to on and greyed, guess i might clean install this weekend anyway, this install has gone through many upgrades now lol
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As despicable as it is to enable these kinds of things without confirming it with users first, this is rule #1 of telemetry. Invisible telemetry is the most effective at actually returning information. I hate Microsoft so much for this nonsense, but at the same time, I accept that it's their software and they can do whatever they want. If I don't like it, I can complain, but ultimately I'm responsible for finding different software to use or just accepting it.
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Why am I not surprised? Anyway I turned that all off long ago and it was still off when I checked just now.