Published at LXer:

The privacy implications of Windows 10 and its data collection have been a talking point since the operating system was released. And today, Microsoft published a response of sorts.

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Micro$oft press release - URGENT for immediate release!:

And the crowd goes wild...

Micro$oft's vast over-reach and intrusion has already been accepted by industry and users, and is now the de-facto norm.

These articles are just narcotic to calm anyone who is still just a tad uncomfortable, and gives them an announcement to point to when a still-sentient being raises an objection...

"But I know I read somewhere that they are committed to user privacy! I am Ok with that... you must be paranoid, acting like a 12 year old!", and they promptly return to their catatonic state, and we all slip a little further into the descending darkness...