From web sites, search engines, apps and even some lamp posts collect your data as you use them. Most places tell you what they are doing and let you opt out.
The recent news is that, Microsoft is collecting data whether you want or not. Windows 10 has an “Activity history” feature that supposedly let you pick up from where you left off by storing your browsing history or apps and services that you used. Windows 10 can store that data locally on your computer / tablet or send it to Microsoft. Why? The reason given is that your activity history saved and restored could be used for seamless transition when you switch devices. Yep.
Even if you have turned off the recording, Windows 10 still send “activity history” to Microsoft. It was found out by users examining the Privacy dashboard associated with the Microsoft Account on that PC. Clicking that will launch a browser page that will show reveal the apps that you've used, even when you turned the setting off.
That is because, another diagnostic tool is sending the information. Windows 10 has a separate Diagnostics setting that, when selected to Full, will send browsing history and app usage to Microsoft improve Windows and its services. That is how your data is in the cloud.
Yes I am confused too. So go ahead and set both as needed.
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