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hands-free; Cortana is always listening, like a Star Trek computer.

So handy when it comes to asking her to play music, announce the
time, log a reminder, let you know what you’ve got on your
calendar, and so on.

Note

Of course, nasty co-workers can also operate your Cortana when you’re off at lunch. That’s why
Microsoft gave you a separate checkbox for “Let Cortana access my calendar, email, messages,
and other content data when my device is locked”—if you’re worried, you can keep that kind of
stuff out of Cortana’s reach.

Establish Privacy Control

If you’re willing to yield certain information from your PC, like your
location, web search history, calendar, address book, and messages from

texting apps, then Cortana can do more for you. She’ll be able to tell you
what’s coming up next on your calendar, for example, or read your
incoming messages. To see the complete list of data that Cortana can study,

choose Permissions (on the → Cortana panel); then see Figure 5-1.