The experts in technology and computer science are alarming users of Windows 10 because it really seems that Microsoft has put monitoring tools inside it, not too veiled. In another article we have already talked about the Windows 10 Privacy settings to be disabled to not share information on the PC and about us but I had not focused the necessary attention on that option that is creating not a little disappointment in public opinion.
I am referring to the power that Microsoft reserves to record and keep track of every single word that you type on the keyboard or that is spoken by voice to the Cortana voice assistant in Windows 10.
Practically Microsoft has inserted a keylogger in Windows 10 that records and transmits to the outside what we write, as viruses do.
It almost seems that giving up privacy is the price to pay for this free update.
According to what Microsoft writes, it is not a malware-like keylogger, but a collection of computer usage information that also includes everything you write, what you search for, voice commands and other contact information, mail and calendar.
Essentially, by accepting the privacy policy of Windows 10, you allow Microsoft to know the keys pressed on the keyboard.
This means that if, theoretically, if you write a document Microsoft has access to what is typed inside.
If you are worried about this intrusion so delicate, still unclear and which we will probably still talk about, it is better to immediately deactivate this setting and then remove the Microsoft keylogger .
Then open the Start menu, open the Settings and go to the Privacy section.
In the General section, locate the " send information about how I write to help improve typing and writing in the future " option and turn it off.
Then go to the section Voice recognition, pen input and typing and press the " stop info about me " button.
Removing this setting will give up using Cortana, the Windows 10 voice assistant.
Needless to say, these privacy issues integrated into Windows 10 are ruining Microsoft's reputation a little, with the excuse of improving the product, it has implemented intrusive monitoring methods not only in Windows 10 but also, recently, in Windows 7 and 8.
We'll see if there are changes to these aggressive privacy policies following the controversy.
