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Windows Vista™ Privacy Statement Last Updated: November 2006 Contents
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What this feature does
The Windows print spooler is responsible for many of the functions that enable printing.
Information collected, processed or transmitted
Print job data is collected and stored in a spool file in a spooler directory. Job cover data sent by printer drivers, such as the Microsoft Postscript Print Driver, can include user name, job name, and job size, and this data is stored with the spooled data in a shadow file in the spooler directory. This data is available to third-party applications via programmatic interfaces, and it can be transferred over various standard protocols. Print queue data is stored in the registry. Ports are also stored in the registry, and can be created or viewed by any user, including remote users, who are logged on to the computer to which the printer has been added. Installable components such as language monitors, drivers, port monitors, and print providers are also visible to any user, both remotely and locally, as long as they belong to the "Everyone" group. This information is not sent to Microsoft.
Use of information
The information is used to enable printing functionality in Windows. Job data is used to display status to the users, administrators, and management tools on the status of jobs being processed. The contents of the document being printed are available only to the document owner and system administrators.
Choice and control
You can disable the spooler service by using the Services Administrative Tool in Control Panel. However, if you do so, you will not be able to print. All users can write spool files by default, but only administrators have permissions to read and update spool files. Job cover data, which includes information such as user name, job name, and job size can be read by all users.
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