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Microsoft Responds To Allegations That Windows 10 Collects 'Excessive Personal Data' (betanews.com)
BetaNews's Mark Wilson writes: Yesterday France's National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) slapped a formal order on Microsoft to comply with data protection laws after it found Windows 10 was collecting "excessive data" about users. The company has been given three months to meet the demands or it will face fines. Microsoft has now responded, saying it is happy to work with the CNIL to work towards an acceptable solution. Interestingly, while not denying the allegations set against it, the company does nothing to defend the amount of data collected by Windows 10, and also fails to address the privacy concerns it raises. Microsoft does address concerns about the transfer of data between Europe and the US, saying that while the Safe Harbor agreement is no longer valid, the company still complied with it up until the adoption of Privacy Shield. It's interesting to see that Microsoft, in response to a series of complaints very clearly leveled at Windows 10, manages to mention the operating system only once. There is the promise of a statement about privacy next week, but for now we have Microsoft's response to the CNIL's order.
There is the promise of a statement about privacy next week
So after the final date for free Windows 10 then?
Why do I have the feeling that statement will be "Gotcha! Suckers!"
Is this one of those security tools that intercepts telemetry and redirects it directly to China or Russia instead of the NSA?
Not unless the IP 0.0.0.0 is going to China or Russia.
Now stop being a tool.
Toad apologists like you can't defend their party on the merits so they resort to innuendo and cheetoze.
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I know you're typing right now how you're suspicious that Windows 10 watches your every move, but you can rest assured no such thing occurs.
Also you forgot the comma on the line 3.
"Microsoft responds..."
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