Cloud Delivered Protection?

win10freak · 02 Jan 2021

This is just a general question and not really pertaining for my system.

Defender Antivirus has this feature called Cloud Delivered Protection or Join Microsoft MAPS under Group Policy.

For those systems that handles sensitive data, would it be fine to just enable the real time protection and just only disabling the Cloud protection service?

This might be a privacy concern since there might be a risk that certain sample files or personal information may be sent to MS for further analysis.

FreeBooter · 02 Jan 2021

Check out this article.

Should you disable the Cloud-delivered protection from Windows 10? | Digital Citizen

TairikuOkami · 02 Jan 2021

win10freak said:

This might be a privacy concern since there might be a risk that certain sample files or personal information may be sent to MS for further analysis.

Lets not forget about smartscreen then and other features like search suggestions (typed words).

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...8-2bdcffcc5031

https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement

Digmor Crusher · 02 Jan 2021

Sure feel free to disable it....if you want to get infected. Its the strongest component of WD protection.