Okay... Microsoft doesn't have a bunch of eye patch folks running around... BUT they must get their booty somewhere... now, it might be your data.
Source: Microsoft's official Privacy StatmentPersonal Data We Collect
Recording how we interacat with...
- Bing
- Cortona
- OneDrive
- any service possible....
We Use Personal Data
Basically target ads to you... surprise!
Cookies!?!?
Microsoft uses...
- Cookies... not chocolate ones
- Personal Preferences
- Web beacons (invisible embeded web object)
- advertising Ids
- Your cloud information
MS stores your personal info in the cloud... ya know... for better accessibility... It's "private"... *cough, don't count on it*
Yes, it's from Halo
No it doesn't talk
It listens very well and records all personal information about you to "help" you be more productive
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Examples
- Reading e-mail, schedule calandar date
- Find you traffic reports of your drive to work
- Recommend your favorite restaurants
- Stalk the crap out of you
Microsoft: "We also obtain data from third parties (including other companies)."
If you didn't give info to MS, they'll probably buy your info from someone else.
Microsoft: "However, we do not use what you say in email, chat, video calls or voice mail, or your documents, photos or other personal files to target ads to you."
Won't exactly know if the ad is based off of what you do on your pc or if MS really did get your info from some Third Party.