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Windows 10 Will Soon Let Users Track the Data Microsoft Collects (thurrott.com)
Windows 10 will soon get a new application that will allow users to keep track of the data that Microsoft collects from their device. From a report: Ahead of the Data Privacy Day, Microsoft today introduced a new Diagnostic Data Viewer app for Windows 10 -- first coming to Windows Insiders -- that enables users to view all the diagnostic data that's being collected by Windows 10. The new Diagnostic Data Viewer will display different types of diagnostic data collected by the OS. This includes Common Data (your OS version, device ID/type, etc.), Device Connectivity and Configuration data (device capabilities, user settings, peripherals and network info), Product and Service Performance (device health, performance, reliability data), Product and Service Usage (data on usage of device, apps, OS), and Software Setup and Inventory (update information). The app includes a search feature that lets you search for specific items.
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The truth is they are collecting a whole lot more and selling it to advertisers
No, that is just untrue and you trying to masquerade that as the truth makes you just as untrustworthy as Microsoft. They do not sell your data to advertisers, they (like other companies) sell a service to match advertisements with a target audience based on the data they collect.
I know it sounds a lot more nefarious to say what you're saying but you're just lying, their behaviour is misleading and your behaviour is dishonest. If you can show me where I, as an advertiser, can go and buy people's personal data then sure, but you can't because it is simply not true no matter how much you want to call it "the truth".