Windows 10 Home and Pro Users Won't Be Allowed to Disable Data Collection

[Batu69]

Microsoft says this feature will be offered on Enterprise

Windows head Terry Myerson published a lengthy blog post a few hours ago to respond to all privacy violation accusations targeting Windows 10, explaining that despite some data is indeed collected from users' PCs, the company isn't spying on them.

While 99 percent of the blog post is about how Microsoft collects user information without actually infringing their privacy, there's one small mention where the company explains how telemetry services will be handled in the current Windows 10 SKUs.

In the “Safety and Reliability Data” section of the post, Myerson reveals the kind of data that's collected from our PCs, saying that anonymous device ID, device type, and application crash data is automatically sent to the company, but private information, such as name, email address, and account ID is fully secure and not touched by the operating system.

Enterprise only

A few paragraphs later, Myerson goes on to say this:

“Our enterprise feature updates later this year will enable enterprise customers the option to disable this telemetry, but we strongly recommend against this.”

This means that enterprises will get full control over the data they agree to share, while consumers running Windows 10 Home or Pro will have no other option than to send it to Microsoft (unless they turn down to different methods of blocking it, such as third-party apps that can disable all tracking services).

Obviously, this isn't really fair for consumers, who expect to have full control over their information and what they allow to be transferred to Microsoft, so the number of users who download and install applications which can take care of their privacy in Windows 10 could grow.

There's no timing available right now for the arrival of this Windows 10 Enterprise patch, but given the fact that it's not yet ready, there's still hope the company could change its mind and release this option for consumers too.

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[v8commodore]

Looks like I will have to install Enterprise then instead of my leagal Pro version.

[RobrPatty]

Enterprise is the only way to go

[steven36]

Enterprise is the only way to go

Once Microsoft starts selling keys next summer if they dont do something about this in home and pro versions .windows 10 will most likely flop . Biz only has 45% of the market share Home has 55% of the market .

And you're already able to disable telemetry with a good firewall and/or some 3rd party tools . :P

[A.lemane]

no dough about it

[Kalju]

You're just funny.

[steven36]

People who pirate windows dont look at reality at all . Most people who buy computers they come with home or pro on them .The reason Microsoft made so much money off windows 7 was people were buying computers No home users will buy Enterprise. When you pirate windows its a 100% loss for Microsoft maybe this why they added all this spyware Windows 10 Free Upgrade Doesn't Apply to Enterprise Editions. So unless you pirate or buy it there's no free. So of course Microsoft is going patch it for there paying customers 1st . I thought Microsoft was trying to prevent another big loss like windows 8 ? But with stuff like this it seems Windows is slowly dying still . In my home we have 5 computers and only the one i use is windows 10 . windows 8.1 can be pirated too but still that didn't help the people who makes the software you use. :)