About The Windows 10 Keylogger

Windows 10 OS 

The release of the Windows 10 Technical Preview is creating much excitement, though not always in a positive way. The Internet lit up over the past few days with rumors that the Technical Preview of the Windows-10 operating system has a built-in keylogger that was spying on the testers. The question is, does Windows 10 operating system really have a keylogger in it? Yes, but it has not been planted there to steal website credentials or the bank card numbers, but if you have installed software and operating systems like Windows-10 before, you will know exactly why it is there.

The keylogger is placed in the operating system to gather information that will help Microsoft find out what is working and what is not in the preview version of Windows-10 OS. This will help fix bugs in Windows Search or anywhere a text input box pops up. This will help Microsoft improve features like auto correction and spellchecking. Is it scary that Microsoft is watching everything the user types in the Windows Technical Preview? To some, obviously. However, you should understand that the Technical Preview is not meant for daily computing or any jobs that involve sensitive data.

This preview is exactly what Microsoft said it is, an unfinished operating system that they need help testing. If you are willing to test this unfinished operating system, you are willing to have your usage analyzed. If you have read through the End User License Agreement (EULA) before, particularly one for a piece of software that is still a work in progress, you will be knowing that this is something companies do. Microsoft did not hide the fact that they were going to do the same with the Windows-10 Preview also.

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Microsoft has specifically stated that even personal information can be gathered. They told The Register that they “Will continue to share information through our terms of service and privacy statement about how customer data is collected and used, as well as what choices and controls are available” as the release of the Windows 10 operating system approaches. This means that the users have two choices. Keep using technical preview of Windows-10 and share your data with Microsoft, or you may shelf it until the full version of the operating system is released next summer. It seems that Microsoft is not going to turn off data collection because of sensationalist blog posts.