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Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control?


How much data is a Windows operating system sending to online servers? According to a recent video from The PC Security Channel (TPCSC, via Neowin), the most...

According to a recent video from The PC Security Channel (TPCSC, via Neowin), the most up-to-date version of the Redmond OS is a real "talker" when it comes to telemetry and other data about users' preferences and online behavior. Many third-party services were present as well, as Windows 11 had seemingly important things to say to the likes of Steam, McAfee, and Comscore ScorecardResearch.com, which is a market research effort that "studies and reports on Internet trends and behavior." Some people are trying to justify Windows 11's behavior as the lesser evil in a technology world full of third-party services and online features that need to be fed data to work as intended.

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