MS Privacy and personal data - Windows 10

50Twuncle

[FONT=&quot]I have just discovered a way of clearing Cortana’s search history from my Hotmail account[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Despite the fact that, I have never used Cortana and thought that I had disabled it !![/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](I am assuming that MS must have linked my login Hotmail account to Cortana ?)[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/cortana-privacy-faq[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Which directs you to http://www.bing.com/account/personalization[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Which, worryingly had a huge amount of personal data on it –a full history of my searches on my home PC’s over the last 6 months +[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I recommend that you set the sliders to OFF !![/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

dipsomaniac

you need a false nose and glasses for when you venture outdoors

50Twuncle

dipsomaniac wrote: »

you need a false nose and glasses for when you venture outdoors

I do sometimes wear a hat !!

JJ_Egan

Likewise your Google search history .

50Twuncle

JJ_Egan wrote: »

Likewise your Google search history .

Google have never denied that they reap peoples personal data for their own (unknown) uses and in any case - Google is simple to delete all data from a device...and blocking future collections - by NOT using a Google account
Whereas MS are using Cortana for other purposes than we are told (ie. When Disabled - it still collects search data)
MS are trying to make out that they are the GOOD GUYS - but in the background are collecting heaps of our personal data !!

RumRat

What is it that it's being used for that we are not being told? They don't have a little man sitting at a desk just looking at your account....:rotfl:
Ok....Don't use Google, Apple or Ms products....Don't own a phone.....Don't drive a car.....Don't use a bus pass....Ditch the store cards.....Only use cash..
Good luck..;)

JJ_Egan

As above really and mind the ANPR cameras as well .

I_have_spoken

ARandomMiser

It amazes me that some people are paranoid about their PC but yet still carry a mobile phone which is much more invasive

50Twuncle

ARandomMiser wrote: »

It amazes me that some people are paranoid about their PC but yet still carry a mobile phone which is much more invasive

When it's turned on - I agree
but I only turn my mobile on - when I need to use it !

RumRat

50Twuncle wrote: »

When it's turned on - I agree
but I only turn my mobile on - when I need to use it !

Really? Sometimes you have to wonder, what's the point?