French Windows privacy slammed

Stefan Mileschin · 24th July 2016, 18:40

The French government is furious that Windows 10 appears to collect rather too much user data.

France’s National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) has order Microsoft to comply with the French Data Protection Act within three months. and “stop collecting excessive data and tracking browsing by users without their consent.”

In addition to this, the chair of CNIL has notified Microsoft that it needs to take “satisfactory measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of user data”. The notice comes after numerous complaints about Windows 10, and a series of investigations by French authorities which revealed a number of failings on Microsoft’s part.

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Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,578	French Windows privacy slammed The French government is furious that Windows 10 appears to collect rather too much user data. France’s National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) has order Microsoft to comply with the French Data Protection Act within three months. and “stop collecting excessive data and tracking browsing by users without their consent.” In addition to this, the chair of CNIL has notified Microsoft that it needs to take “satisfactory measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of user data”. The notice comes after numerous complaints about Windows 10, and a series of investigations by French authorities which revealed a number of failings on Microsoft’s part. http://www.techeye.net/news/french-w...rivacy-slammed

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