Windows 10 Technical Preview stealthily collects lots of user data and transmits the information to Microsoft, leading some to wonder whether or not the OS will shed these practices once the testing period ends.

For now, Microsoft is being non-committal. “When we release the new version of Windows, we will have a privacy statement that reflects the final product, and will share more as development continues,” a spokeswoman from Microsoft said via email when asked for comment.

In the meantime, anyone interested can examine the Windows 10 Technical Preview privacy statement, which outlines in gory detail all the ways in which this version of the OS monitors, tracks, aggregates and delivers to Microsoft data about its users and their actions, including keystrokes.

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