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> but I feel very much more in control of my Microsoft box that I am of my Apple or Google one.

Hahaha, you haven't seen the data MS collects on Windows 10 users? Try enable full telemetry and download their tool, every damn URL gets logged and even some of the "basic" data might reveal trends when combined with other data sets.

NO "big tech" company is to be trusted. Cambridge Analytica and co taught us that.

Data and information is being weaponized, the 2016 election proved that, go read the Mueller report for more information on this.

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You may have missed my point, which was not about the default or intent, but about the amount of control they let me have on my actual computer; the ability to change its behavior to make it do what I want.

I have done what you say about having a look at the telemetry feeds, and as such I know that a simple run of 0&0 ShutUp 10 allows me to stop it. Not a complex kernel thing or whatever, just a simple user land application that has like 3 buttons to click and doesn't even require an install.

So I stand by my opinion, which again is not intent or what they do by default, but how much they allow me to change it on my own hardware.

0&0 ShutUp 10? WTF is this shit? All it does is let you set regular Windows settings (which are far from protecting your privacy)and in exchange will happily collect information about you and will use it for targeted advertisment:

Data collected as part of the operation of our Services – In order to provide the service you request, we collect and store a range of data, including device information, technical usage data, location data, error logs and data, from the computers you monitor with O&O Syspectr and server.

...

O&O may contact you from to time to time on behalf of external business partners in order to draw your attention to special offers that might interest you.

https://www.oo-software.com/en/company/privacy

>0&0 ShutUp 10

What is this?

https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

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