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Re:“Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script by RainCloud on Saturday January 07, 2017 @03:00PM (#13346259)
What I don't get is, why do they have to store the telemetry data encrypted locally. Why can't I see what my computer is sending off.
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Re:“Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script by gumernatorial on Saturday January 07, 2017 @11:53PM (#13348347)
Presumably so that other applications can't mine telemetry for nefarious reasons.
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Re:“Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script by shostack on Saturday January 07, 2017 @05:34PM (#13347059)
You might have stronger thoughts about your choice of OS if you saw what they really knew and stored.
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