Disable Telemetry and Data Collection on Windows 7

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How do you disable telemetry and data collection on Windows 7? I understand Micro Soft added this thru updates.
 

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Thanks to everyone for your responses and I've installed Spybot.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion Elite d5200t ATX PC
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit
CPU
Intel(R)Core(TM)2Quad procQ9550(2.83GHZ)
Motherboard
Pegatron
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
768MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT610
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S24D300
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
640GB 7200RPM Sata 3Gb/s
PSU
HP
Case
HP
Cooling
2 Fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Internet Keyboard
Mouse
MicroSoft IntelliMouse Optical
Internet Speed
Cox Cable
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
FireFox
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