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PRIVACY AND LOCATION SETTINGS OBJECTIVE Be able to answer the following questions What are privacy settings? What are location settings? Why should I care? PRIVACY AND LOCATION SETTINGS Microsoft beginning with Windows 8 has attempted to merge mobile and desktop O/S development Termin...
PRIVACY AND LOCATION SETTINGS OBJECTIVE Be able to answer the following questions What are privacy settings? What are location settings? Why should I care? PRIVACY AND LOCATION SETTINGS Microsoft beginning with Windows 8 has attempted to merge mobile and desktop O/S development Terminology: Apps now include full featured large scale applications Led to inclusion (even on desktop workstations) of things like Tablet Mode Metered Connection Privacy and location settings Windows 10 has deep cloud hooks and shares a lot of data with Microsoft in order to create a seamless experience across devices. Location Settings alter content when in a different place 5 PRIVACY SETTINGS YOU SHOULD CHANGE IN WINDOWS 10 Source 1. Stop Cortana from getting to know you Settings > Privacy > Speech, inking & typing. Under Getting to know you, click Turn off speech services and typing suggestions. This will turn off dictation and will clear any collected information from your device. You can also clear your collected information from Cortana's settings menu, under Manage my voice data that's stored in the cloud with my Microsoft account. 2. Turn off your location To turn off your location, go to Settings > Privacy > Location. You can either turn off location for all users (under Location for this device is on > Change), or you can turn off location services for your account (under Location service). In this menu, you can also clear your Location history and allow certain apps to see (or not see) your exact location. Apps in the location list will have a note if they use location history data. CONTINUED 3. Stop syncing To turn off settings syncing, got to Settings > Accounts > Sync your settings. You can either turn off all setting syncing at once, or you can toggle individual sync settings off. To turn off notification syncing, open Cortana and go to Settings > Send notifications between devices. You can turn this off to turn off all notifications syncing, and you can also click Edit sync settings to manage your different signed-in devices. 4. Lock down your lock screen Go to Settings > System > Notifications & actions and turn off Show notifications on the lock screen. 5. Turn off your advertising ID To turn these ads off in Windows 10, go to Settings > Privacy > General and toggle off Let apps use advertising ID to make ads more interesting to you based on your app usage. You'll still see ads, but they won't be eerily personalized to your tastes and preferences.