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How to opt out of some customized advertising in Windows and Android. Widen your privacy circle. WindowsWindows automatically provides all users with a unique advertising ID, which I prefer to turn off. Here's what their website says about it (emphasis added).
From Microsoft's website:
To opt out choose Settings then Privacy then General
Then turn off Let apps use Advertising ID and everything else except allowing apps to see your language list.
Then, under Settings then Privacy then Diagnostics & Feedback I turn off "Tailored experiences" and "Improved inking and typing". I recommend turning off Everything you can here. Don't send your typing to Microsoft. Don't have them tailor your experience.
I think it is fair to ask, "Wouldn't it be good to have Windows tailor my experience?" If they did it right, it would be and perhaps, some day, it will be. But the proper way to do it is to collect the data on your local machine and do the tailoring on your own computer, sending no information elsewhere. This would be private and faster. Alternatively, they could offer us a percentage of what they make selling our private information.
AndroidThe same problems exist on Android. Opt out of Advertising tracking and reset the advertising ID you are automatically given.
Go to Settings then Google then Ads then
This works with Android version 6 and above.
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Date: February 2022
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