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I found a great article How to disable data logging in W10 that point out some of Microsoft data collecting shenanigans.
thank you for this link, quite helpful. however, it is a very bad idea to disable windows defender without having an alternate virus protection. And as of today, not many virus protection products are really ready for W10. So, as everytime, take it with a grain of salt ...
 
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