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Re:Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than A... by pjc50 on Monday October 31, 2016 @09:20AM (#12836422)
The telemetry data will continue to harm them so long as it's a mystery. They need to say what's in it. Maybe one of the EU data protection commissioners or an alert PCI-DSS auditor will ask the right question with legal force.
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Re:Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than A... by arthurfm on Monday October 31, 2016 @11:10AM (#12837434)
> They need to say what's in it.

Microsoft have...

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/con...

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/charlesa_us/2016/05/02/c...

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Re:Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than A... by wmccullough on Monday October 31, 2016 @10:29AM (#12836995)
I totally agree. Even if it's harmless data, they need to let users opt-out while explaining what the data is and why it's being used.
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