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Yes, Windows 10 does do more with your data than any previous version of Windows, but that is not always a bad thing.

Really? What a blabla article, with no investigative journalims. Have they analysed the encrypted (SSL) data traffic to dozens of domains? Of course not. Such a soviet kind of operating system isn't well regarded in the land of the free(dom). And there are no reports that more than 10 recent Win7&8 updates ship with many spy&tracking features. An unheard offensive tactics that shows Microsoft evil attempt.

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   Really? What a blabla article, with no investigative journalims. Have they
   analysed the encrypted (SSL) data traffic to dozens of domains? Of course not.

Has anyone, or is this just FUD?

I recently got a Mac - I'm typing this in OS X, so how does Windows 10 compare to OS X, out of curiosity?

Linux certainly wins on this point, though. Unless Ubuntu has telemetry?

It does, sort of. http://www.zdnet.com/article/shuttleworth-defends-ubuntu-lin...

Yes that was a really stupid move, thankfully they seem to be changing this to opt-in rather than opt-out.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/03/ubuntu-make-amazon-produc...

It did.

Use a firewall and watch the traffic. As the traffic is encrypted you cannot see the raw data but the various domains.

In iOS, Android and Ubuntu Linux the phone-home feature(s) can be easily deactivated, that's the point.

    As the traffic is encrypted you cannot see the raw data but
    the various domains.

iOS, Android, and Ubuntu also encrypt the telemetry traffic for the same reason: security.

Just like Windows.

If they didn't encrypt it, then anyone on the same network - such as the Wi-Fi at your local Starbucks - could see your OS and programs phoning home.

This is not some evil Microsoft conspiracy: it is the cost of doing business.

   In iOS, Android and Ubuntu Linux the phone-home feature(s)
   can be easily deactivated, that's the point.

Can you disable every phone-home feature on those OSes?

Which features can't be disabled on Windows 10?

I'm legitimately curious because I have Windows 7 and am contemplating the upgrade.

> Such a soviet kind of operating system isn't well regarded in the land of the free

Land of the free? have you been living under a rock? "Land of the free" where everything you do is being spied on by a government agency funded with your tax dollars.

Funny that you say that - even Russia doesn't want Windows 10 as the OS for government institutions because it's so intrusive: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%...

It's a blog.

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