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http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/wind-nos/An excerpt from MS privacy statements -
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/default.aspxPersonal Data - "Name and contact data. We collect your first and last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact data. Credentials. We collect passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for authentication and account access. "
Cortana - "To enable Cortana to provide personalized experiences and relevant suggestions, Microsoft collects and uses various types of data, such as your device location, data from your calendar, the apps you use, data from your emails and text messages, who you call, your contacts and how often you interact with them on your device."
Cortana - "Browsing history. If you choose to send your
full browsing history to Microsoft in Microsoft Edge (see the Microsoft Edge description in the Windows section of this statement), Cortana can provide suggestions based on the sites you visit in Microsoft Edge."
I suggest one reads the entire page ...
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In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends - Martin Luther King, Jr.