Microsoft Introduces New Windows 10 Privacy Settings to Address Spying Claims

Microsoft has often been criticized for the privacy settings it implemented into Windows 10, with many users and privacy advocates accusing the firm of trying to spy on its customers with the operating system.

Starting with Windows 10 Creators Update preview build 15019, Microsoft is introducing new options in the set up experience that are specifically supposed to address these claims, as part of a broader plan that was announced by Windows boss Terry Myerson earlier this month.

Specifically, the new privacy controls are displayed in the set up screen to give users more control over their privacy from the very beginning, with Microsoft aiming at offering a similar experience to everyone with the release of the Creators Update in April.

Changes in this build

This build officially removes the Express settings, but the company says that users would get a different configuration of their privacy options based on the version they are upgrading from.
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