Data Transparency
The latest Data Transparency coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Steam Hardware Survey Anomalies: VRAM Misreporting, Chinese Spike, and Data Interpretation Challenges
Valve's monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey has long served as the definitive pulse check for the PC gaming ecosystem, providing invaluable insights for developers, hardware manufacturers,...
Gaming Copilot Privacy: Microsoft Clarifies Screenshot Capture and AI Training Policies
Microsoft has moved to clarify significant privacy concerns surrounding Gaming Copilot, the AI assistant integrated into the Xbox Game Bar on Windows 11, stating that screenshots are only captured...
Microsoft Teams Leads Mobile App Downloads in 2025: Analysis of Microsoft's Dominance on iOS and Android
In 2025, Microsoft Teams has emerged as the undisputed leader in mobile app downloads among Microsoft's suite of applications, with approximately 90 million installs across iOS and Android platforms...
2009 White House RDFa Push: How Machine-Readable Markup Foreshadowed Modern Open Government Data
On January 20, 2009, as a new administration took office, something subtle but significant happened in the source code of WhiteHouse.gov. Technology reporters inspecting the newly relaunched site...
MIT's VaxSeer AI Outperforms WHO in Forecasting Dominant Flu Strains, Retrospective Study Shows
In the high-stakes world of influenza vaccine manufacturing, experts have long relied on surveillance and lab assays to pick which viral strains to include each season—a process that often yields...
Microsoft Privacy Dashboard: Managing Search History and Personal Data with Transparency and Control
Microsoft’s focus on digital privacy has long been one of its central promises to users, particularly in relation to the management of search history and personal data across its vast family of...
Comprehensive Guide to Windows Data Collection and User Privacy Controls
Windows has, for decades, formed the digital backbone of personal and professional computing worldwide. As the operating system evolves—now in the era of Windows 10, Windows 11, and beyond—so too...
Microsoft Privacy Dashboard Review: GDPR Compliance, Media Control Gaps & User Tips
The evolution of digital privacy remains one of the most debated topics in the technology landscape, and Microsoft’s response—with its Privacy Dashboard and Media Activity Control—serves as a...
Mastering Privacy and Media Activity Control in the Microsoft Ecosystem
Protecting privacy and controlling one’s digital footprint have come to define the modern computing conversation, especially for Windows users increasingly enmeshed in Microsoft’s evolving...
Microsoft 365 Achieves GDPR Compliance with EU Data Boundary and Teams Unbundling
The European Commission’s journey toward achieving GDPR compliance for Microsoft 365 is a landmark moment—not only for the EU’s digital sovereignty but for the global cloud ecosystem at large....
European Commission Closes Investigation into Microsoft with Landmark Privacy and Competition Safeguards
Few stories in contemporary technology have as far-reaching implications for privacy, competition, and digital sovereignty as the European Commission’s evolving relationship with Microsoft. After...
Windows Telemetry Under the Microscope: A Deep Dive into Data Collection in Windows 10 and 11
Windows Telemetry Under the Microscope: A Deep Dive into Data Collection in Windows 10 and 11 As Microsoft's operating systems continue to evolve, so do the methods for gathering user data. This...