The Windows 10 watching us. Seriously; Do we only monitor Windows 10? Telemetry is not a new science, it is in our life and constantly sends information. And of course not only Microsoft is using it.
Telemetry is the science that allows data collection remotely. It is usually scientific data but the use of science does not stop there. By telemetry it is usually meant to wirelessly transmit data using high or short range transceivers, telecommunication satellites etc, but also cable data transmission mainly today via networks such as the Internet or over the telephone network.
An example of a telemetric network is a seismological network.
When the telemetry system includes both data retrieval and automatic control (in industrial and technological systems, e.g. to control the modeς ανεμογεννητριών που είναι εγκατεστημένες σε απόμακρα σημεία) τότε χρησιμοποιείται ο όρος SCADA.
Telemetry in computer use research
Large software companies have introduced telemetry into operating systems and applications running on computers to investigate how to use systems.
The result of Microsoft Telemetry was the removal of the "start menu" in Windows 8 according to TheVerge.
"In an interview with PC Pro, the company revealed that telemetry data was the reason it decided to remove the Start Menu in Windows 8."
If you do not understand the reason, think more clicks mean more information.
Reading all of the above you can explain the return of the Start Menu to Windows 10, since the company has added new telemetry features to collect the information it "needs".
But to say that we are not unfair to Microsoft, we should mention the following:
We have from time to time published the discovery by researchers of the data collection methods used by Microsoft with the new Windows 10 operating system, but also with the recent updates on the older operating systems Windows 7 and 8, 8.1.
Microsoft's new, unified privacy policy lists the conditions under which Microsoft will have access in the information. The company will of course be able to disclose and retain personal data, such as the content of your e-mails, or other private communications or files in private folders.
Of course, Microsoft can make the data it collects available under legal requirements, such as search warrants and National Security calls, as such actions are required to "prevent loss of life or serious injury."
Really does this not all companies do?
We collect the contents of your files and communications when necessary to provide you with the services you use. This includes: the content of your documents, photos, music, or videos that you upload to a Microsoft service such as OneDrive. It also includes the content of your communications sent or received using Microsoft services υπηρεσιών ”
Every company offering modern IT services has almost identical language in the terms of the privacy agreement. > Compare these quotes with the privacy statements of Google, Apple and Microsoft.
Of course, we should mention that Windows 10 is based on much more online services than all previous versions of Windows. But that's 2015's way.
We expect personalized services. We expect related search results. We expect the devices we use everyday to be smarter and more useful over time. We expect them to understand us, but we do not forgive bugs in the software.
All this has the corresponding cost…
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