Windows 10 RTM Build 10240 Still Collects Data from Your PC

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This system is expected to be removed on July 29
Back in October when Microsoft kicked off the Windows Insider program and allowed everyone to download pre-release versions of Windows 10, many accused the company of installing “keyloggers” on users' computers, as many of the things they were doing on their PCs was logged and sent to Redmond for improving the OS experience.

Despite the fact that it was pretty much obvious that telemetry data will be collected because it was a program whose main purpose was to get feedback and help improve Windows 10, Microsoft announced at that time that this system would be removed once the operating system hits RTM and ships in final form.

Windows 10 reportedly hit RTM this week and build 10240, which is considered to be at least and RTM candidate, is now up for grabs for insiders, but you have to keep in mind that the telemetry system is still there until July 29.

Gabe Aul, head of the Windows Insider program, confirmed that data is still collected, but this will stop on July 29 should you choose to get out of this feedback program and stick to the stable version of the operating system.

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In case you're wondering what kind of data Microsoft might be interested in, the privacy statement updated in July 2015 has more info on this:

“Microsoft collects data to operate effectively and provide you the best experiences with our services. You provide some of this data directly, such as when you create a Microsoft account, submit a search query to Bing, speak a voice command to Cortana, upload a document to OneDrive, or contact us for support.

We get some of it by recording how you interact with our services by, for example, using technologies like cookies, and receiving error reports or usage data from software running on your device. We also obtain data from third parties (including other companies).”

Before accusing Microsoft for spying on you and using terms such as keyloggers, think that the Windows Insider program was designed with feedback in mind, so you kind of agreed with this when you joined it.

At the same time, Microsoft itself warned that Windows 10 should not be used on your main systems until it becomes available in stable form, so there's absolutely no reason to complain about this as long as you want to run preview builds of the new OS.

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