Microsoft disclosed what specific user data it collects Windows 10

Microsoft has been almost indignant with users for privacy for almost two years, and seems to have finally learned the lesson. In early April, Microsoft updated its privacy policy and disclosed information about which data the Windows 10 operating system collects.

"For the first time, we published a complete list of diagnostic data collected at a basic level," wrote Windows Area Manager Terry Myerson in the company's blog. "We also provide a detailed summary of the data that we collect from users at both the basic and the maximum level of diagnostics," he added.

Users will be able to choose the level of data collection when Microsoft rolls out the functionality for the corresponding settings in Windows 10. This is expected to happen next week, reports The Verge.
According to Myerson, while working on the latest update of the OS, the Microsoft team made a reassessment of the data necessary to collect data at a basic level. "We reduced the number of processed events by about half and reduced the amount of data that we collect at a basic level," says the head of Windows.

Also in the company said that the data collection in Windows 10 meets the requirements of the European Union for data protection. More details about this compliance the company promises to share with users in the near future.

Doubts about this compliance have arisen after numerous complaints from users it is that in Windows 10 there is a built-in keylogger (software that records various user actions - keystrokes, mouse movements, etc.). This led to the fact that the authorities were interested in the operating system and how it actually interacts with user data.

Recall, in October, Microsoft introduced a major update of Windows 10 Creator's Update with 3D. It focuses on the "creative", productive and game aspects of the operating system.