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Microsoft Windows telemetry impacts system performance

The excessive telemetry collection within the Windows operating system has evolved so far over time that it started to impact the performance of the entire system, hindering the effective use of the operating system as a tool. source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2 archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2016/03/13/microsoft-windows-telemetry-impacts-system-performance-archived-source/
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Microsoft Windows telemetry impacts system performance – archived source

TiggersErrorMom – Created on March 13, 2016 Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility When I start Xbox on my laptop the whole thing slows to a crawl.  Task Manager reveals it is largely due to Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility hogging most of the CPU.  This goes on for several minutes and recurs often.  I don’t especially mind Microsoft collecting […]
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Microsoft may be collecting more data than initially thought

Reports published by Microsoft indicate that the data collected on the Windows operating system goes beyond what was initially thought so far including in detail the used software on the system. It shows the non-transparent way the vendor forces the collection of telemetry on it’s end users. source: https://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought-archived-source/
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Microsoft may be collecting more data than initially thought – archived source

Microsoft may be collecting more data than initially thought MARTIN BRINKMANN – Jan 5, 2016 Microsoft recently told the world that its new Windows 10 operating system was active on over 200 million devices, a fact that leaked a week earlier already. The company stated that Windows 10 was its fastest growing operating system to date beating Windows 8 […]
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Microsoft downloads Windows 10 on user machines without asking

Microsoft pushed the multiple GB big update of their operating system Windows 10 to users who are running Windows 7 and 8, without the users’ consent or and interest in the new version. It displays the company’s patronizing attitude towards their users, taking away the control over the systems which are their property. source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/11/microsoft-downloading-windows-1 […]
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Microsoft downloads Windows 10 on user machines without asking – archived source

Microsoft downloads Windows 10 on user machines without asking Samuel Gibbs – Fri 11 Sep 2015 10.53 BST Last modified on Tue 21 Feb 2017 17.50 GMT Automatic updates now include Windows 10 and up to 6GB of storage claimed on hard drives for those using Windows 7, 8 or 8.1, according to reports Microsoft […]
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Microsoft cooperated with the NSA and FBI for access to user data in the cloud

Microsoft openly cooperated with the NSA and FBI US intelligence agencies under the FISA Amendment Act and allowed full access to all user data stored in the companies cloud infrastructure. source: https://www.itproportal.com/2014/05/14/microsoft-openly-offered-cloud-data-fbi-and-nsa/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2014/05/14/microsoft-cooperated-with-the-nsa-and-fbi-for-access-to-user-data-in-the-cloud-archived-source/
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Microsoft cooperated with the NSA and FBI for access to user data in the cloud – archived source

Microsoft openly offered cloud data to support NSA PRISM programme By Jamie Hinks May 14, 2014 Microsoft’s cooperation with the NSA and FBI on the controversial Prism programme has been laid bare in a new book written by an American journalist that brought it to public attention in the first place. Related: The year the NSA hacked the […]
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Skype cooperates with the US government to allow access to user communications

The Skype software and infrastructure was changed in a way to abide the demands by the US intelligence agencies to allow access to all user communication. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/06/20/project-chess-how-u-s-snoops-on-your-skype/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2013/06/20/skype-cooperates-with-the-us-government-to-allow-access-to-user-communications-archived-source/
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Skype cooperates with the US government to allow access to user communications – archived source

Project Chess: How U.S. Snoops On Your Skype Peter Cohan Contributor – Jun 20, 2013, 07:48am EDT If you thought that the U.S. government only tracks meta-data on your calls or scoops up your Facebook page and YouTube videos, think again. Skype — a subsidiary of Microsoft since October 2011 when Redmond bought it for $8.5 billion — […]
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