Facebook、谷歌(Google)等公司将用户数据用于广告和其他目的的披露引起了广泛的公众愤慨，公司开始为这种行为辩护，并承诺为未来的用户提供更好的隐私。但更重要的是，由于用户大多不知道这一事实，这一消息促使他们查看了他们的谷歌(Google)、Facebook和微软(Microsoft)档案。
当我检查谷歌存储的数据(data that Google has stored)时，我很震惊地知道他们知道从我去过的地方到我的通话记录的日期。显然，隐私很重要，应该允许每个用户保护自己免受此类数据泄露。
在 Windows 11/10 上管理应用(Manage App)权限
下面介绍了如何为Windows 11和Windows 10 管理应用权限。( Windows 10.)
应用(App)权限在哪里？
视窗 11
Press Win+I键打开设置。或者，您可以右键单击任务栏上的(Task Bar)Windows按钮，然后从显示的选项列表中选择设置。
向下滚动到侧面板中的隐私和安全(Privacy & security)标题。
切换到右窗格并转到应用程序权限( App permissions)部分。
在这里，您将找到与每个标题相关的设置。
视窗 10
- 单击(Click)开始，然后单击类似齿轮的符号以打开设置(Start)页面(Settings)。
- 选择 Privacy(Select Privacy)，它会在左侧列表中显示App权限列表。(App)
现在让我们来看看所有的部分。
地点
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位置：(Location:)此设置允许每个登录到系统的用户配置他们的首选项。
- 定位服务(Location service)：关闭定位(Location)服务将禁止所有应用、服务和网站访问用户的位置。但是，当打开时，只有允许的应用程序才能访问用户的位置。默认情况下，定位(Location)服务设置为开。
- 位置历史(Location history)： 位置(Location)历史存储用户的位置历史一段时间，因此需要相同的应用程序可以使用它。还有一个选项可以清除位置历史记录。
- 默认位置(Default location)– 当Windows应用程序和服务无法找到您的精确位置时，它可以使用默认位置。它取代了在 Windows 10 中看到的地理围栏设置。(Geofencing)
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- 位置(Location)：此设置允许每个登录到系统的用户选择自己的位置设置。
- 定位服务(Location service)：关闭定位(Location)服务将禁止所有应用、服务和网站访问用户的位置。但是，当打开时，只有允许的应用程序才能访问用户的位置。默认情况下，定位(Location)服务设置为开。
- 位置历史(Location history)：位置历史存储用户的位置历史一段时间，因此需要相同的应用程序可以使用它。还有一个选项可以清除位置历史记录。
- 地理围栏(Geofencing)：此服务可帮助Windows找出您何时更改地理位置并提醒您感兴趣的地方。
Windows 11 和 Windows 10 的以下设置保持不变。(The following settings remain the same for Windows 11 and Windows 10.)
相机
允许(Allow)访问此设备上的摄像头：默认情况下，任何应用程序通常不会激活摄像头，并且它们会提示用户是否希望使用摄像头。但是，关闭此设置将(Off)完全禁止所有应用和服务访问相机。
允许(Allow)应用访问您的相机：此设置是之前设置的子集。如果我们关闭此设置，它将禁止所有应用程序访问相机，但不允许Windows本身。我们可以选择哪些应用可以访问，哪些不可以。
麦克风
允许访问此设备上的麦克风(Allows access to the microphone on this device)和允许应用程序访问您的麦克风(Allow apps to access your microphone )设置具有与前面提到的相机设置中提到的类似选项相同的功能。
通知
让应用程序访问我的通知：关闭(Off)此设置会限制所有应用程序访问用户的通知。打开时，我们可以选择可以访问通知的单个应用程序。
帐户信息
与之前的设置一样，允许访问此设备上的帐户信息(Allows access to the Account info on this device)和允许应用访问您的帐户信息(Allow apps to access your Account info )允许应用和Windows或仅应用访问用户的帐户信息。
联系人
Microsoft存储用户的联系人（姓名、电话号码、电子邮件 ID 等），此设置可帮助用户选择是否希望Windows和/或应用程序访问他们的联系人。
日历
此设置是指用户设置的日历(Calendar)计划，这意味着允许系统和应用程序通过将您的日历计划提供给他们来访问它。例如。如果您在特定日期安排了重要会议，则应用程序（和管理员）将能够访问相同的会议。
通话记录
如果有人发现他们的通话记录与任何人共享，大多数用户都会讨厌。也许我们生活在只有法律当局才能访问它的观念中，但这不是事实。从您从Microsoft帐户登录的设备发出的任何呼叫都会保存该信息并使其可用于应用程序和Windows。通话(Call)记录设置有助于关闭此访问。
电子邮件
Microsoft允许应用程序和设置访问其用户的电子邮件。是的，这实际上意味着他们可以检查您的电子邮件以及发送/接收的日期和时间。此设置有助于拒绝他们访问相同的内容。
任务
大多数广告都基于您在系统或您使用Microsoft帐户登录的任何系统上的任务。此设置可能会阻止应用程序和Windows访问相同的内容。
消息传递
这里的消息是指用户使用他/她的Microsoft帐户登录的系统和电话上的SMS和MMS 。禁用它会阻止应用程序和 Windows 访问它们。
收音机
收音机是蓝牙(Bluetooth)之类的选项，可以由应用程序远程控制。例如。音乐共享应用程序可以自动打开您设备的蓝牙(Bluetooth)并开始发送文件。我们可以从此设置中选择具有此访问权限的应用程序。
后台应用
有时（或大部分）应用程序在用户在系统上工作时在后台运行，对用户是不可见的。因此，应用程序可能会在您完全不知道的情况下在您的系统上运行。用户可以使用此设置禁用所有或特定应用。
应用诊断
应用(Apps)程序从您的系统收集诊断数据，此设置允许或禁止其他应用程序使用系统中的诊断数据。
自动文件下载
在线(Online)存储提供商（例如OneDrive）可以自动将文件下载到系统。虽然该设置已从提供商的网站本身禁用，但我们可以再次允许该设置。
文件
此设置有助于允许或禁止 Windows/应用程序访问存储在系统或Microsoft存储帐户上的文档。
图片和视频
默认情况下，Windows 和应用程序可以访问您的所有图片和视频。为了防止他们访问您的个性化图片和视频，我们可以关闭此设置。
文件系统
这是系统上所有图片、视频和文档的累积。我们可以根据自己的喜好修改此设置。
到目前为止，您必须准确了解Microsoft可以访问的所有信息，而不是默认情况下可以访问的信息。
应用程序的权限是什么？
(App)Windows中的(Windows)应用程序权限允许用户授予应用程序对其手机和访问工具（如相机、麦克风、照片等）的控制权。这些请求通常与隐私相关，您可以根据自己的喜好允许或拒绝它们。
(Does)卸载应用程序会删除权限吗？
是的！您授予的权限仅适用于该应用程序。因此，如果该应用程序不在您的设备上，它就无法访问您的工具，如麦克风、相机，也无法以任何方式使用它。
我们希望这篇文章可以帮助您使您的 Microsoft 体验变得私密和安全。(We hope this post helps you make your Microsoft experience private and secure.)
How to manage App permissions on Windows 11/10
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When I check my data that Google has stored, I was shocked to know that they knew everything from the locations I have been to and on what date to my call history. Obviously, privacy is important, and every user should be allowed to protect themselves from such data breaches.
Manage App permissions on Windows 11/10
Here’s how app permissions could be managed for Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Where are the App permissions located?
Windows 11
Press Win+I key together to open the settings. Alternatively, you can right-click the Windows button residing on the Task Bar and choose Setting from the list of options displayed.
Scroll down to Privacy & security heading in the side panel.
Switch to the right pane and go to the App permissions section.
Here, you’ll find settings related to each heading.
Windows 10
- Click on Start and then the gear-like symbol to open the Settings page.
- Select Privacy, and it shows a list of App permissions on the list on the left.
Now let us take a look at all the sections.
Location
Windows 11
Location: This setting allows each user logged on to the system to configure their preferences.
- Location service: Turning Off the Location service disallows all apps, services, and websites from accessing the user’s location. However, when turned On, only permitted apps can access the user’s location. By default, the Location service is set to On.
- Location history: Location history stores the location history of users for some time, so apps needing the same could use it. There is an option to clear the location history as well.
- Default location – It enables Windows apps and services to use the default location when it fails to locate your precise location. It replaces Geofencing setting, seen in Windows 10.
Windows 10
- Location: This setting allows each user logged on to the system to choose their own location settings.
- Location service: Turning Off the Location service disallows all apps, services, and websites from accessing the user’s location. However, when turned On, only permitted apps can access the user’s location. By default, the Location service is set to On.
- Location history: Location history stores the location history of users for some time, so apps needing the same could use it. There is an option to clear the location history as well.
- Geofencing: This service helps Windows find out when you change your geolocation and remind of places of interest.
The following settings remain the same for Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Camera
Allow access to the camera on this device: Camera is usually not activated by default for any app, and they prompt if the user wishes to use the camera or not. However, turning this setting Off will disallow all apps and services from accessing to a camera totally.
Allow apps to access your camera: This setting is a subset of the previous setting. If we turn this setting Off, it disallows all apps from accessing the camera, but not Windows itself. We can choose which apps have access and which don’t.
Microphone
The Allows access to the microphone on this device and Allow apps to access your microphone settings have the same functions as for similar options mentioned with the camera settings earlier.
Notifications
Let apps access my notifications: Turning this Off this setting restricts all apps from accessing the user’s notifications. When On, we can choose individual apps which could access the notifications.
Account info
Just like earlier settings, Allows access to the Account info on this device and Allow apps to access your Account info allow apps and Windows or just apps to access the user’s account information.
Contacts
Microsoft stores users’ contacts (name, phone number, email ID, etc.) and this setting help users choose whether they want Windows and/or apps to access their contacts.
Calendar
This setting refers to the Calendar schedule the user has set, which means allowing the system and apps to access it by making your calendar schedule available to them. Eg. If you have an important meeting scheduled for a specific date, the app (and administrator) would be able to access the same.
Call history
Most users will hate if anyone finds their call history is shared with anyone. Perhaps we live in the perception that only legal authorities have access to it, but that isn’t a fact. Any calls made from a device which you have logged on from your Microsoft account would save that information and make it available for apps and Windows. The Call history settings help to turn off this access.
Email
Microsoft allows apps and settings to access the emails of its users. Yes, it literally means they can check your emails along with the date and time of sending/receiving. This setting helps deny them access to the same.
Tasks
Most advertisements are based on your tasks on the system or any system on which you have logged on with your Microsoft account. This setting could prevent apps and Windows from accessing the same.
Messaging
Here messaging refers to SMS and MMS on systems and phones where the user has logged on with his/her Microsoft account. Disabling it prevents apps and Windows from accessing the same.
Radios
Radios are options like Bluetooth which could be controlled by apps remotely. Eg. A music sharing app could automatically switch On your device’s Bluetooth and start sending files. We can select apps that have this access from this setting.
Background apps
At times (or mostly) apps run in the background while the user is working on the system, being invisible to the user. So, apps could be running on your system in the background without your being aware of it at all. Users can disable all or specific apps using this setting.
App diagnostics
Apps collect diagnostic data from your system, and this setting allows or disallows other apps to use that diagnostic data from the system.
Automatic file downloads
Online storage providers (e.g. OneDrive) have a facility to download files to the system automatically. While that setting is disabled from the provider’s website itself, we can allow the again from this setting.
Documents
This setting helps allow or disable Windows/apps from accessing documents stored either on the system or Microsoft storage accounts.
Pictures and Videos
Windows and apps have access to all your pictures and videos by default. To prevent them from accessing your personalized pictures and videos, we can turn Off this setting.
File system
This a cumulative of all pictures, videos, and documents on the system. We can modify this setting as per our preferences.
By now, you must have a precise understanding of what all information Microsoft can access, and rather does by default.
What are permissions for apps?
App permissions in Windows lets users grant apps control over their phone and access tools like camera, microphone, photos, etc. These requests are usually privacy-related and you can allow or deny them, depending on your preferences.
Does uninstalling an app remove permissions?
Yes! The permissions you give are only for the app. So, if the app is not residing on your device, it doesn’t have access to your tools like a microphone, camera and cannot use it in any way.
We hope this post helps you make your Microsoft experience private and secure.
