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by sugarfactory 3954 days ago
How naive it is to believe that Microsoft will obey these settings? It is very time-consuming to make sure if they fulfill the promise because that requires reading disassembly as Windows is closed-source. And, even if they were caught not following the settings they could use the word "bug" as an excuse.

Also, it should be emphasized that providing options to disable privacy-invasive features doesn't justify invading the privacy of the non-tech savvy people, who cannot disable privacy-invasive functionalities.