Question During initial setup, is it worth having any of the privacy settings off?

[SonJustin]

I’m sitting here on the ‘Choose privacy settings for your device’. Back in the day I’d leave everything on default, but going forward I want to be more secure (getting a VPN and using a password manager after). Any settings I definitely want to turn off? Like sending diagnostics? Or advertising?

 

[Cj-tech]

I’m sitting here on the ‘Choose privacy settings for your device’. Back in the day I’d leave everything on default, but going forward I want to be more secure (getting a VPN and using a password manager after). Any settings I definitely want to turn off? Like sending diagnostics? Or advertising?

I would most definitely turn off the Advertising ID. It allows companies to track you across multiple sites and programs to setup the advertisements they want you to see. I turn this option off on all my computers. Since it isn’t necessary, I also don’t send them diagnostics.

 

[Bob.B]

I’m sitting here on the ‘Choose privacy settings for your device’. Back in the day I’d leave everything on default, but going forward I want to be more secure (getting a VPN and using a password manager after). Any settings I definitely want to turn off? Like sending diagnostics? Or advertising?

Some reading.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-protect-your-privacy-in-windows-10

 

[SonJustin]

I would most definitely turn off the Advertising ID. It allows companies to track you across multiple sites and programs to setup the advertisements they want you to see. I turn this option off on all my computers. Since it isn’t necessary, I also don’t send them diagnostics.

Random question but if I had the Location setting disabled by default, why when I boot up does it already know the city I live in?

 

[SonJustin]

Some reading.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-protect-your-privacy-in-windows-10

Thank you! Will do!

 

[Bob.B]

Thank you! Will do!

We all run our machines different so what I need and you need will not be the same.

For my needs I have just about everything in the privacy settings turned off.

 

[SonJustin]

We all run our machines different so what I need and you need will not be the same.

For my needs I have just about everything in the privacy settings turned off.

Like I have no desire to have personalized ads and stuff like that. I don't need my mic or webcam enabled by default.

The location thing might annoy me unless there are ways to see my location not involving the general setting?