The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) just recently went into effect and a number of major companies have made major changes to their privacy policies to make them more transparent for the end users. A number of companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, are allowing users to see all the data that has been collected over the years and delete it from their servers if they want to.
Microsoft stores all Bing search history in order to provide better results when you search next time. This includes personalizations and suggestions, as well as auto-complete. If you don’t want Microsoft to have access to this data, you can view and clear your search history by following this link.
The company also collects data for a variety of other services, including media activity, product and service activity, product and service performance, health activity, and Cortana’s notebook. You can view all the data the company has stored by logging in to your Microsoft Privacy dashboard and delete whatever you may feel uncomfortable sharing with the company.
