EU privacy watchdogs say Windows 10 settings still raise concerns

Big brother scenario?: A number of national authorities have already begun enquiries into Windows 10, including France.

BRUSSELS: European Union data protection watchdogs said on Monday they were still concerned about the privacy settings of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system despite the US company announcing changes to the installation process.

The watchdogs, a group made up of the EU's 28 authorities responsible for enforcing data protection law, wrote to Microsoft last year expressing concerns about the default installation settings of Windows 10 and users' apparent lack of control over the company's processing of their data.