The collection of user data has become a contentious issue for people worldwide. Fortunately, Canonical has shown how it can be done right.

Yesterday my colleague Adrian Kingsley-Hughes shared his thoughts on Microsoft's telemetry process, arguing that Microsoft needs to build a data collection 'off switch' into Windows 10. He ...

You may have noticed that Mozilla has begun pushing out a new version of its Firefox browser. Build 75 started to go out earlier this week (you can initiate an ...

I don't unquestioningly trust default settings when it comes to privacy. Windows 11 is no exception, as it often oversteps by collecting data. However, these specific tools can effectively restrict ...

A new app in the latest Windows 10 test build gives users some insight into the kind of privacy-related information that Microsoft collects from their devices. Windows 10 build 17083, which was ...

In an effort to improve their graphics cards, Intel’s latest graphics driver update quietly introduced a new change surrounding telemetry data collection. As shared by TechPowerUp, Intel has ...

Here's what data each telemetry level collects and the price you pay to send the least telemetry to Microsoft Windows 10’s aggressive data-collection capabilities may concern users about corporate ...

In the run-up to the launch of Windows 10 earlier this year, users noticed that Microsoft’s operating system would be collecting more data on them by default than it had in the past, including ...

When it comes to privacy, both Google’s Chrome OS and Microsoft’s Windows 10 take an “opt-out” stance. By default, both platforms collect a variety of data about your usage, but the way they go about ...