content: Can we calm down about Windows 10 already? I've read the EULA and the privacy policy and I really don't think it's that bad. So here's a list of what Windows 10 can do privacy-wise:   Microsoft can collect Cortana searches, (though you can turn this off) Bing searches, error reports, OneDrive files (if law enforcement asks them to) and basic info about emails on Outlook.com. MS does not have access to any local files, repeat they don't have access to your local files. A bunch of clickbait articles have said that they do that is not true. Source. Telemetry is troubling but it can't do much if you just set feedback frequency to basic. (Though the fact that it's on by default is a bit annoying) Wi-fi sense despite being technically on by default needs to be enabled on a network by network basis so it's really not that bad. The advertising ID thing is stupid and shouldn't be there and it has no excuse for existing. But you can still turn it off. In conclusion, instead of reading a clickbait article and making a smug comment on it about how you're a Linux user and would never have to deal with any of this. Try actually reading the EULA and privacy statement and you will see that a) Microsoft can't see any of your stuff as long as it's stored locally, b) and even then you can turn off most things and c) if you have ever owned an android or iOS smartphone or have ever signed up for Facebook or a Google account, they already know all of the info that you're trying to keep private. So please stop making posts about "How Windows 10 is like 1984 guys!". Take your tinfoil hat off and rest a bit easier.