>No, the filter is not part of Windows 10. It is part of Edge.

What you're talking about is SmartScreen Filter, which has been around since long before Edge.

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>Please provide details on exactly what personally identifiable data is being collected by Microsoft.

https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/

Be sure to open the "Learn more" sections, you'll find them enlightening.

That doesn't include IP address, but that goes without saying.

>>It's ironic you'd mention the SmartScreen filter - in earlier versions of Windows you had to opt-in to it, probably because false positives could block legitimate sites. I can't remember if Win10 has made it the default. On balance that would probably be a good decision for those users who don't have access to something like NoScript on Firefox.
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>>You're talking about beneficial technologies that have been around since Windows 7, and in some cases earlier. Let me remind you our focus is on new things in Windows 10 e.g. https://www.wired.com/2015/08/windows-10-security-settings-need-know/
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>>Remember, all of the things mentioned there are opted-in by default. Not one user at any of my clients was aware of these settings before I pointed them out; hundreds of millions of people are getting their personal data gathered without their knowledge or permission.
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>>>"it's only a matter of time before some such agency issues a National Security Letter or similar to compel MS to hand it over." -- FUD -- It's not Microsoft's fault that they are ordered by a court to turn over data. It's not Microsoft's fault that they fight a government's demand for data from in-country or foreign servers. This actually supports my statement that Microsoft is keeping personal information private.
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>>If the data aren't gathered in the first place, they can't be disclosed to 3rd parties or lost due to hacking incidents etc.
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>>>In the end, if you think Microsoft is so bad, why are you still using Microsoft products?
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>>I only use Windows 10 where I have to; IMO Win7 strikes a much better balance of privacy and useful disclosure.
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>>And just what sort of argument is that, anyways? I criticize otherwise decent products in the hope their makers will improve them.