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<h1 id="win10" class="anchor"><a href="#win10"><i class="fas fa-link anchor-icon"></i></a> {% t windows_10.header %}</h1>

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  <strong>{% t windows_10.warning %}</strong>
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  <li><strong>{% t windows_10.data %}</strong>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.data1 %}</li>
      <li>{% t windows_10.data2 %}</li>
      <li>{% t windows_10.data3 %}</li>
    </ul>
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  <li><strong>{% t windows_10.ad_id %}</strong>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.ad_id1 %}</li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li><strong>{% t windows_10.cortana %}</strong>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.cortana1 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.cortana2 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.cortana3 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.cortana4 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.cortana5 %}</li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li><strong>{% t windows_10.collection %}</strong>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.collection1 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.collection2 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.collection3 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.collection4 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.collection5 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.collection6 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.collection7 %}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.collection8 %}</li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li><strong>{% t windows_10.sharing %}</strong>
    <ul>
      <li>{% t windows_10.sharing1 %}</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
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<p><a class="btn btn-warning" href="https://www.winprivacy.de/english-home/">{% t global.download %}: W10Privacy</a></p>

<p>{% t windows_10.tool %}</p>

<h3>{% t global.related_information %}</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement">Microsoft Privacy Statement</a> - Microsoft collects, uses and discloses personal information as described here. This allows OneDrive data, Cortana searches, and MS browser history to be sold to third parties.</li>
  <li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468233/cortana-and-privacy-microsoft-privacy">Cortana and privacy</a> - To personalize your experience and provide the best possible suggestions, Cortana accesses your email and other communications and collects data about your contacts (People), like their title, suffix, first name, last name, middle name, nicknames, and company name. If you call, email, or text someone or they call, email, or text you, Cortana collects that person’s email address or phone number.</li>
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      <h3>Some good news</h3>
      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/releases">WindowsSpyBlocker</a> - Open-source tool that blocks data collection.</li>
        <li><a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/14/comparison-of-windows-10-privacy-tools/">Comparison of Windows 10 Privacy tools</a> - ghacks.net</li>
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      <h3>More bad news</h3>
      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2016/02/microsoft-windows10-privacy.html">
            Windows 10 Sends Your Data 5500 Times Every Day Even After Tweaking Privacy Settings</a> - The Hacker News.</li>
        <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/">Even when told not to, Windows 10 just can't stop talking to Microsoft. It's no wonder that privacy activists are up in arms.</a> - Ars Technica.</li>
        <li><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150820/06171332012/windows-10-reserves-right-to-block-pirated-games-unauthorized-hardware.shtml">Windows 10 Reserves The Right To Block Pirated Games And 'Unauthorized' Hardware.</a> - Techdirt.</li>
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