Microsoft创建了一个门户，任何拥有Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)的人都可以在其中查看该公司存储在其服务器上的所有个人数据。您可以查看Microsoft拥有的关于您的浏览历史记录、搜索历史记录(search history)、位置历史记录、 (location history)Cortana存储在她的笔记本中的数据以及您的Microsoft Health 活动(Microsoft Health activity)。如果您不再希望Microsoft将其存储在他们的服务器上，以下是如何查看所有这些数据以及如何将其删除：
Microsoft何时存储有关您的个人数据？
(Microsoft)当您使用Microsoft 帐户使用其产品和服务时， (Microsoft account)Microsoft会存储个人数据。是的，当您不使用Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)时，它也会存储数据，但无法将这些数据识别为属于您的特定人员。
首先，当您创建Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)时，您必须提供您的姓名、电子邮件地址、电话号码(phone number)等个人详细信息。每次您使用该Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)时，都会存储一些关于您的个人数据。以下是不可避免地会存储一些个人数据的Microsoft产品和服务，具体取决于您使用它们的方式：Windows 10、Cortana、Xbox One和 Xbox 360、Skype、Microsoft Office 和 Office(Microsoft Office and Office) 365、OneDrive、Windows 10 Mobile 和 Windows Phone(Mobile and Windows Phone)，微软(Microsoft Band)手环(Azure)等。如果您想知道存储了哪些关于您的数据，您应该访问Microsoft的隐私门户(Privacy portal)。
如何访问Microsoft的隐私门户(Privacy portal)？
在您喜欢的Web 浏览器(web browser and click)中转到Microsoft 隐私门户(Microsoft Privacy portal)，然后单击或点击登录(Sign In)。
然后，提供您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account and press) 的电子邮件地址，然后按Next。系统会要求您输入Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)的密码。这样做并按登录(Sign in)。如果您启用了两步验证，您可能需要在密码后提供安全码(security code)。通过身份验证后，您可以查看Microsoft存储的关于您的数据。
我可以在Microsoft的隐私门户(Privacy portal)中看到哪些数据？
登录Microsoft 隐私门户(Microsoft Privacy portal)后，您会看到所存储的有关您的数据类型的概览。向下滚动列表，如果在Cortana(Cortana)中打开此功能，您将看到Microsoft会存储您的浏览历史记录。如果是，则您的Microsoft Edge浏览历史记录将发送到Microsoft。
进一步向下滚动(Scroll)，您会看到您的搜索历史记录(search history)也已存储，但仅当您使用Bing作为搜索引擎(search engine)或使用Cortana进行搜索时，Cortana 又使用Bing。如果您只使用Google作为您的搜索引擎(search engine)，那么Google将拥有您的搜索历史(search history)，而不是Microsoft。
再往下看，您会看到您的位置活动(location activity)也已存储。但是，如果您还拥有一部Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)，您会很快发现微软(Microsoft)存储的位置数据比谷歌(Google)少。此数据包括您的Windows 8.1 和Windows 10设备（包括装有Windows的智能手机）的最后已知位置以及来自Bing 和 Microsoft Health(Bing and Microsoft Health)基于 GPS 的活动的位置数据。
然后，您拥有Cortana的笔记本(Notebook)，除非您大量使用Cortana，否则此处存储的数据将非常少。笔记本(Notebook)是Cortana跟踪你的兴趣的地方，你会看到数据，前提是你已经个性化了你的兴趣，并且你已经要求Cortana跟踪(Cortana)它们并根据你的兴趣提供帮助和建议。(help and recommendations)
最后，如果您使用过Microsoft Band 等设备或(Microsoft Band or services)Microsoft Health 或 HealthVault(Microsoft Health or HealthVault)等服务，则您的健康活动(health activity)不会为空。对于大多数人来说，微软(Microsoft)的服务器上不会有任何健康活动(health activity)数据。
我还有哪些其他隐私设置可用？
当您完成主要类型的个人数据并向下滚动时，您会看到一个名为“其他隐私设置”的部分。在这里，您将找到有关在哪里可以了解有关Windows 10、Xbox、Skype、Office等隐私设置的更多信息的链接。不要犹豫，浏览它们，看看它们带你去哪里。
如何删除Microsoft拥有的关于我的数据？
对于每个类别的个人数据，Microsoft都会为您提供一个用于查看和清除该数据的链接。如果单击它，您将详细看到Microsoft存储的确切数据以及存储时间。在下面的屏幕截图中，您可以看到Microsoft存储的关于我的浏览历史记录示例。要清除它，我只需按下右侧的“清除浏览历史记录”("Clear browsing history")按钮。
搜索历史(search history)看起来类似于下面的屏幕(screen below)。要清除它，请单击或点击“清除搜索历史记录("Clear search history)”。
这是您的位置活动(location activity)。如您所见，Microsoft在地图上显示您的位置历史记录(location history)，您可以通过单击或点击右侧的“清除位置活动("Clear location activity)”将其删除。(")
最后但同样重要的是，转到Cortana的笔记本以查看(Cortana)Cortana存储的关于您的数据。当您想要删除它时，请按“清除 Cortana 数据("Clear Cortana data)”。
微软(Microsoft)存储的个人数据比谷歌(Google)少
在查看了Microsoft存储的关于您的数据后，我鼓励您也查看Google存储的内容。转到Google 仪表板(Google Dashboard)并查看您的所有数据。如果您使用的是Google设备和服务，您会发现该公司倾向于存储更多有关其用户的个人数据。
您如何看待Microsoft的隐私门户(Privacy portal)？
微软(Microsoft)的隐私门户(Privacy portal)绝对是朝着正确方向迈出的一步。它提供了更高的透明度，并允许用户删除自己的数据，这很棒。尝试一下，如果您愿意，可以清除您的数据，并让我们知道您的想法。你觉得这个门户有用吗？从隐私的角度来看，(privacy perspective)微软(Microsoft)还应该做些什么吗？
How to learn what data Microsoft stores about you and how to delete it
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When does Microsoft store personal data about you?
Microsoft stores personal data when you are using its products and services using a Microsoft account. Yes, it's also storing data when you are not using a Microsoft account but that data can't be identified as belonging to you as a specific person.
First, when you create a Microsoft account, you must give personal details like your name, e-mail address, phone number and so on. Each time you use that Microsoft account, some personal data is stored about you. Here are the Microsoft products and services that will inevitably store some personal data, depending on how you use them: Windows 10, Cortana, Xbox One and Xbox 360, Skype, Microsoft Office and Office 365, OneDrive, Windows 10 Mobile and Windows Phone, Microsoft Band, Azure, etc. If you want to know what data is stored about you, you should visit Microsoft's Privacy portal.
How to access Microsoft's Privacy portal?
Go to the Microsoft Privacy portal in your favorite web browser and click or tap Sign In.
Then, provide the e-mail address for your Microsoft account and press Next. You are asked to enter the password for your Microsoft account. Do so and press Sign in. If you have enabled two-step verification, you might need to provide a security code after your password. Once you are authenticated, you can view the data that Microsoft has stored about you.
What data can I see in Microsoft's Privacy portal?
After you have signed into the Microsoft Privacy portal, you are shown an overview of the types of data that are stored about you. Scroll down the list and you will see that Microsoft stores your browsing history if this feature is turned on in Cortana. If it is, then your Microsoft Edge browsing history is sent to Microsoft.
Scroll further down and you see that your search history is also stored but only when you use Bing as a search engine or when you search using Cortana which, in turn, uses Bing. If you use only Google as your search engine, then Google will have your search history, not Microsoft.
Going further down, you see that your location activity is stored as well. However, if you also own an Android smartphone, you will quickly see that Microsoft stores a fewer location data than Google does. This data includes the last known location of your Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 devices (this includes smartphones with Windows) and location data from Bing and Microsoft Health GPS-based activities.
Then, you have Cortana's Notebook and, unless you heavily use Cortana, there will be very little data stored here. The Notebook is where Cortana keeps track of your interests and you will see data, only if you have personalized your interests and you have asked Cortana to keep track of them and provide help and recommendations based on your interests.
Lastly, you have your health activity which will not be empty if you have used devices like the Microsoft Band or services like Microsoft Health or HealthVault. For most people, there won't be any health activity data on Microsoft's servers.
What other privacy settings do I have available?
When you finish with the main types of personal data and scroll further down, you see a section named "Other privacy settings". Here you will find links with information about where you can learn more about your privacy settings for Windows 10, Xbox, skype, Office and so on. Don't hesitate to browse through them and see where they take you.
How to delete the data that Microsoft has about me?
For each category of personal data, Microsoft provides you with a link for viewing and clearing that data. If you click on it, you will see in detail the exact data stored by Microsoft and when it was stored. In the screenshot below you can see a sample of the browsing history that was stored by Microsoft about me. To clear it, I just pressed the "Clear browsing history" button on the right.
The search history looks similar to the screen below. To clear it, click or tap "Clear search history".
Here's is your location activity. As you can see, Microsoft shows your location history on a map and you can delete it by clicking or tapping "Clear location activity" on the right.
Last but not least, go to Cortana's Notebook to see the data that is stored about you by Cortana. When you want to remove it, press "Clear Cortana data".
Microsoft stores a fewer personal data than Google does
After reviewing the data that Microsoft is storing about you, I encourage you to see what Google stores too. Go to the Google Dashboard and review all your data. If you are using Google devices and services, you will see that this company tends to store a lot more personal data about their users.
What do you think about Microsoft's Privacy portal?
Microsoft's Privacy portal is definitely a step in the correct direction. It provides more transparency and it allows users to delete their own data, which is great. Try it out, clear your data if you want to, and let us know what you think. Do you find this portal useful? Is there anything else Microsoft should do from a privacy perspective?
