微软(Microsoft)对收集用户个人数据的方式以及用户管理公司收集的内容的方式进行了一些更改。这是一个全新的基于 Web 的隐私仪表板(new web-based Privacy Dashboard)，它可以工作并且可能比以前可用的更好。
很长一段时间以来，计算机用户一直在要求微软(Microsoft)对他们的数据进行更多控制，并要求公司让他们更好地了解数据是如何收集的。微软(Microsoft)表示，让公司收集数据有好处，但并不是每个人都知道这些好处是什么。
微软隐私仪表板
新的Microsoft 仪表板(Microsoft Dashboard)可让您管理奖励、使用智能限制购物(Shop)、随时向孩子的Microsoft帐户充值、使用(Use)手机密切关注每个人、检查(Check)孩子的在线活动、查看和清除(Add)浏览(View)器、清除搜索历史记录,查看(View)和清除有关您的Bing搜索活动的信息,查看(Review)您的位置数据,查看(See)并清除我们在您使用Microsoft产品和服务时收集的位置数据, 编辑Cortana的笔记本(Notebook),管理(Manage)Cortana对您的了解以提供个性化建议、更改(Change)您的密码或使其更强大、查看(See)您登录的时间和地点、管理(Manage)付款、服务、续订和订阅、兑换(Redeem)礼品卡和代码、查找(Find)丢失的设备、安排(Schedule)维修和更多！
让我们看看如何使用新的基于 Web 的隐私仪表板来管理(Privacy Dashboard)数据(Data)。从我们的角度来看，整个过程很简单，因此，任何人都应该能够毫不费力地利用它。
首先，用户需要访问account.microsoft.com/privacy以查看Microsoft收集的数据。从这里，人们可以查看他们的浏览(Browsing)历史、搜索(Search)历史、位置(Location)活动、Cortana 的笔记本(Notebook)和健康(Health)活动。
在每个隐私选项旁边，都有一个说明来解释它们的全部内容，以及一个允许用户查看和删除其历史记录的按钮。例如，如果用户单击“查看并清除浏览历史记录(View and clear browsing history)”，他们将看到使用Microsoft Edge时访问的网站列表。
它还显示用户在一天内访问网站的时间。
要删除整个历史记录，请单击右侧的“清除浏览历史记录(Clear browsing history)”按钮。请记住(Bear)，如果单击此按钮，Microsoft将在很长一段时间内无法提供智能答案，直到您的浏览历史再次被填充。
归结为清除您的位置历史记录(Location History)时，只需按照相同的说明进行操作，一切都会好起来的。
编辑 Cortana 的数据
在这里编辑数据是一条单行道，让我们清楚一点。只能一个一个删除，或者完全删除，不能添加。对于那些想要向Cortana添加新东西的人，他们必须通过其 Windows 10 计算机或支持的智能手机启动Cortana 。
请记住，清除 Cortana 关于您的数据将使服务难以提供建议和其他相关信息。
就“健康活动(Health Activity)”选项而言，只需像编辑和/或删除Cortana数据一样执行操作。请记住(Bear)，由于Microsoft Band已被取消，健康(Health)活动选项可能不会存在很长时间。很有可能，该公司将来可能会发布另一个版本或类似的东西，但我们不会为这种情况屏住呼吸。
让我们谈谈搜索历史
每当用户通过Bing(Bing)进行网络搜索时，无论他们使用的是Edge还是任何其他网络浏览器；它保存在网络上。仅当用户在搜索时登录其Microsoft(Microsoft)帐户时才会发生这种情况。现在，并不是每个人都希望将他们的搜索历史记录在网上很长一段时间，这就是为什么微软(Microsoft)可以删除它。
要清除您的搜索历史，请单击相关按钮，然后选择“清除搜索历史”继续前进。请记住(Bear)，清除您的搜索历史将使 Bing 难以提供相关的搜索结果
总的来说，这是微软(Microsoft)所做的一件了不起的事情。这很容易理解，甚至还有动画图像可以让体验变得更好。您可以使用此仪表板强化 Microsoft 帐户隐私设置。
现在阅读(Now read)：微软帐户保护登录和安全提示(Microsoft Account protection login and security tips)。
How to use Microsoft Privacy Dashboard
Microsoft has made some changes to how it collects personal data of users, and how users manage what the company collects. It’s a whole new web-based Privacy Dashboard that works and probably works better than what was available before.
For quite some time, computer users have been asking Microsoft for more control over their data, and for the company to allow them to understand better how data is collected. Microsoft says there are benefits to having data gathered by the corporation, but not everyone knows what these benefits are.
Microsoft Privacy Dashboard
The new Microsoft Dashboard lets you manage your Rewards, Shop with smart limits, Add money anytime to your kids’ Microsoft accounts, Use phones to keep tabs on everyone, Check in on kids’ online activity, View and clear browser, Clear your search history, View and clear information about your Bing search activity, Review your location data, See and clear location data that we collect when you use Microsoft products and services, Edit Cortana’s Notebook, Manage what Cortana knows about you to provide personalized recommendations, Change your password or make it stronger, See when and where you’ve signed in, Manage payments, services, renewals & subscriptions, Redeem gift cards and codes, Find lost devices, Schedule a repair and more!
Let us take a look at how to manage Data with new web-based Privacy Dashboard. From our point of view, the whole process is easy, and as such, anyone should be able to take advantage of it without a lot of fuss.
First, users will be required to visit account.microsoft.com/privacy to have a look at the data Microsoft has collected. From here, folks can look at their Browsing history, Search history, Location activity, Cortana’s Notebook, and Health activity.
Beside each privacy option, there’s a description that explains what they are all about, along with a button that allows the user to view and erase their history. For example, if the user clicks on “View and clear browsing history”, they’ll see a list of websites visited when using Microsoft Edge.
It also shows the amount of time a website has been visited by the user in a single day.
To remove the entire history, click on the “Clear browsing history” button on the right. Bear in mind that should this button be clicked on, Microsoft won’t be able to provide intelligent answers for quite some time until your browsing history has been populated again.
When it comes down to clearing your Location History, just follow the same instructions and all should be well.
Edit Cortana’s Data
Editing data here is a one-way street, let’s be clear. It’s only possible to delete information one-by-one, or completely, but not possible to add. For those who want to add new things to Cortana, they will have to launch Cortana via their Windows 10 computer or supported smartphone.
Keep in mind that clearing Cortana’s data on you will make it difficult for the service to provide recommendations and other relevant information.
In terms of the Health Activity option, just do things as if you were editing and or deleting the Cortana data. Bear in mind that the Health activity option might not be around for long seeing as the Microsoft Band has been canceled. Chances are, the company could release another version or something similar in the future, but we wouldn’t hold our breath for that ever happening.
Let’s Talk About Search History
Whenever the user makes web searches through Bing, whether or not they are using Edge or any other web browser; it is saved on the web. This will only happen if the user is logged into their Microsoft account at the time of searching. Now, not everyone will want to have their search history on the web for a long period of time, which is why Microsoft makes it possible to delete it.
To clear your search history click on the relevant button then select “Clear Search History” to move forward. Bear in mind that clearing your search history will make it difficult for Bing to provide relevant search results
Overall, this is a great thing Microsoft has done. It’s easy to understand, and there are even animated images to make the experience that much better. You can use this dashboard to harden Microsoft Account Privacy Settings.
Now read: Microsoft Account protection login and security tips.
