Windows 10 can carry on slurping even when you're sure you yelled STOP! A feature introduced in the April 2018 Update of Windows 10 may have set off a privacy landmine within the bowels of Redmond as users have discovered that their data was still flowing into the intestines of the Windows giant, even with the thing apparently turned off. In what is likely to be more cock-up than conspiracy, it …
If you have indicated to Microsoft / Google / Apple / etc. that they may not collect data from you and they continue to do so they are engaged in thief of services. You are paying for or receiving a bundled amount of data they are consuming some of this bandwidth / volume without your permission. This is the same as someone enters your home as a guest and helps themselves to the bottled water in your fridge without your permission. In plain and simple terms they are stealing from you. It may be a challenge to get the police to take notice since the value of what is stolen is so small and they would argue that the offender was in your home with your permission and by "extension" had permission to take the water. this argument falls apart when you invited guest takes your car / jewelry or bank / credit cards with out your permission.
Microsoft is using band width and data volume the counts towards your data limit without your explicit permission. They are stealing a service you have paid for,
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