Telemetry is not a four-letter word. You wouldn't know that to listen to the relentless hammering of the technology by Windows 10 critics, who see it as a form of "spying" on the part of Microsoft.

This week, Microsoft released updates that touch the telemetry gathering side of its older operating systems, and that has certain users seeing red. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...

Microsoft bills the 'compatibility update' as way to ease the upgrade process to Windows 10 -- but it's collecting data daily If you think that KB 2952664 just tweaks your system a bit to improve the ...