No, not true....there is software that can disable cameras (web cams) and mics. You can do in windows 10 OS....disable it....which is software.That sounds fishy. You can only disable the camera and mic on a computer via the hardware, not with software.
I'm pretty certain that to completely cut off access to the cameras and mics you can only accomplish this via hardware, not software. Just like with your cellphones.No, not true....there is software that can disable cameras (web cams) and mics. You can do in windows 10 OS....disable it....which is software.
Yeah long as you're using Windows, Microsoft will be able to collect some data on you using it. You have to just not use a tech company's services for them to not collect data on you. And even then some companies like Facebook could get some data on you by scraping the address books of people you know.Hi Guys,
Thank you for your replies!
Maybe Axel has a point. He could be right.
Anyway my thread has never been about disabling camera and mic. I said WPD completely disabled it; and i could not get mic and camera working again.
The thread is about stopping Microsoft from collecting data about me as much as possible.
I believe even disabling all privacy settings won't stop MS from collecting info on users, therefore a 3rd party app is needed, and it would be great to get your advice on it.
Yeah long as you're using Windows, Microsoft will be able to collect some data on you using it. You have to just not use a tech company's services for them to not collect data on you. And even then some companies like Facebook could get some data on you by scraping the address books of people you know.
Thanks a lot! That was a useful read.Microsoft does not collect any data related to you nor can that data be used to identify you as a person. All the data collected is diagnostic an some generic usage statistics. You can't and should not completely disable telemetry as this will flat out break Windows updates.
This outlines all the data collected and how to set a system to "Basic" telemetry which includes only the diagnostic data.
Configure Windows diagnostic data in your organization (Windows 10 and Windows 11) - Windows Privacy
Use this article to make informed decisions about how you can configure Windows diagnostic data in your organization.docs.microsoft.com
Thanks, will def check this security suite out!If you're really curious you can intercept and decrypt the data sent to Microsoft. You'd need a tool like Burp Suite.