[Mom]

I may be a bit paranoid, but I don't trust Windows with anything more than the strictly superficial.

You're not paranoid at all.

Although Microsoft obviously suggests otherwise, Windows 10 Telemetry, Is certainly an Invasion of one's privacy- both on a device and personal level.

Then again, it's not like Macintosh or anything Google-related is any better. Most company-created/mainstream OS' inherently harvest as much information from you as possible. I'm hardly going to throw a fit because it's the nature of the beast, but that's exactly why I don't deal with the beast anymore.

I've actually recently even moved from Ubuntu to Mint due to some concerns with the former and I am thoroughly enjoying it.