Windows 10: Office Pro telemetry changes are coming?

Cr00zng · Feb 10, 2019

Microsoft to update Office Pro Plus after Dutch ministry questions privacy

The Netherlands’ justice ministry was concerned popular programs were sending diagnostic data from Europe to the US without adequate user controls.

Microsoft plans to update its Office Pro Plus products by the end of April to address a series of privacy concerns raised in an audit commissioned by the Dutch justice ministry that flagged what the auditors called "high risks" to government users' privacy.

The update for many of the company's Office Pro Plus customers, which has been confirmed by Microsoft, will address concerns relating to a package of popular Microsoft programs — namely that they were sending diagnostic data from Europe to the United States without adequate documentation and user controls over what was sent.

Microsoft and the Dutch justice ministry agreed on the changes as part of an "improvement plan" with an April deadline. A ministry spokesman told POLITICO that if Microsoft's responses proved "unsatisfactory," the ministry could raise the concerns with European data protection authorities for further action that could include "enforcement measures."

Microsoft to update Office Pro Plus after Dutch ministry questions privacy POLITICO
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The Dutch ministry's audit report is interesting (English), includes risk assessment, available here...

Will MS implement the requested changes for Holland only, or will it be worldwide? That remains to be seen...

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torre · Feb 10, 2019

Win10 Telemetry

Good article from ZDNet.

I want to make it clear that I'm in no way suggesting that Microsoft is doing anything nefarious with telemetry data. The crackpot theories that it's a data backdoor and Microsoft is handing that data to the NSA/FBI/saucer people are just that -- crackpot theories. But Microsoft does need to appreciate and accept that not a week goes by where there isn't some data horror story in the headlines, and that makes people understandably nervous

Getting out of this mess is easy. Here are three simple steps for Microsoft:

Wind back the ego a few notches. Just because a system is running Windows 10 shouldn't mean that Microsoft feels it is entitled to end user telemetry. Period. Remember whose computer it is. Never lose sight of that.

Build an off switch for the telemetry. This shouldn't be hard to do. Put the decision as to whether telemetry data is sent back to the Microsoft mothership in the hands of the user.

Quit it with the heavy-handedness. What is it with all the "mandatory" stuff in Windows 10? Sheesh

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http://www.zdnet.com/article/microso...on-off-switch/

Antoneth Ber · Feb 10, 2019

Disabling Windows Compatibility Telemetry - Windows 10

Hello,

Windows telemetry inform our decisions and focus our efforts in providing the most robust, most valuable platform for your business and the people who count on Windows to enable them to be as productive as possible. Telemetry gives users a voice in
the operating system’s development. For more information regarding Windows telemetry, you may check this
article.

If you don't want to participate in providing automatic feedback to improve the operating system, we can disable Windows Telemetry by following these steps:

Run the Services desktop application.

Locate Diagnostics Tracking Service in the services list, and open its
Property Sheet.

Stop the Diagnostics Tracking Service, and then change the Startup Type to
Disabled.

Click OK.

We'll keep an eye out for your response.

Desana · Feb 10, 2019

Looking for feedback from Office Telemetry Dashboard users

Hi there,

My name is and I am a Program Manager working on Office tools.
I am trying to get insights into how users use Office Telemetry Dashboard (Telemetry Dashboard for Office), in what situations, and what parts of it are they using. This information will help me and my team to better understand the users, and to determine the next steps for this product.

If you'd like to contribute, please take five minutes to fill out this survey . Any information you provide (including your email address, if you choose to share it) will be completely confidential and used only for the purposes of this research.

We are looking forward to be hearing from you!

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