| 1 | # WSL data & privacy |
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| 3 | ## Overview |
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| 5 | WSL collects diagnostic data using Windows telemetry, just like other Windows components. You can disable this by opening Windows Settings, navigating to Privacy and Security -> Diagnostics & Feedback and disabling 'Diagnostic data'. You can also view all diagnostic data that you are sending in that menu using the 'View diagnostic data' option. |
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| 7 | For more information please read the [Microsoft privacy statement](https://www.microsoft.com/privacy/privacystatement). |
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| 9 | ## What does WSL collect? |
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| 11 | 1. Usage |
| 12 | - Understanding what features and settings are most often used in WSL helps us make decisions on where to focus our time and energy. |
| 13 | 2. Stability |
| 14 | - Monitoring bugs and system crashes assists us in prioritizing the most urgent issues. |
| 15 | 3. Performance |
| 16 | - Assessing the performance of WSL gives us an understanding of what runtimes / components could be causing slow downs. This supports our commitment in providing you a speedy and effective WSL. |
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| 18 | You can search for WSL telemetry events by looking for calls to `WSL_LOG_TELEMETRY` in the source code of this repository. |