In our previous articles, we mentioned the privacy issues of users of the new operating system Windows 10, and we suggested solutions to disable several controversial features, such as Wi-Fi Sense. Meanwhile, the Internet is littered with apps to disable Windows features that help Microsoft collect data.
Unfortunately, all these apps and alternatives do not really help, as Microsoft continues to monitor you even after these features have been disabled.
Let's see how by showing it Cortana and Bing searches.
The features of Windows 10 Cortana and Bing continue to communicate with Microsoft servers and send data even when you have them turned off!
A technical analysis by Ars has shown that even if you change all Microsoft settings to protect your privacy, it appears that Windows 10 is still communicating with the company's servers by constantly sending information.
Even ifCortana and Web search from the Start menu are disabled, communication with www.bing.com is still for a file called threshold.appcache and sends Cortana information whenever a user opens the Start menu and starts typing.
The operating system's voice assistant Cortana sends the information that identifies her ID card of the user's computer and still does so on every reboot. This allows Microsoft to distinguish Cortana requests from different computers.
The worrying thing is that Cortana Digital Assistant sends this data even if it's off.
An additional rather worrying finding of Ars' technical research is that Microsoft continues to send data to its servers through the Live tiles of the Start menu.
Even if you remove all tiles, Windows 10 will reinstall them from Microsoft.
Let's also say that Windows 10 handles your personal information unencrypted connections HTTP, obviously putting users at risk from malicious actors who could intercept traffic between users and the company.
The company, of course, reported that all communications between a Windows 10 computer and Microsoft are necessary for the end user's best experience.
