Dutch regulator sees potential privacy breach in Microsoft Windows


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 27 Aug 2019

The DPA said it had found the practices while it was testing privacy protection changes in Windows made last year by Microsoft at the agency's request. — Reuters

AMSTERDAM: Microsoft is remotely collecting data from users of Windows Home and Windows Pro, in a potential breach of privacy rules, the Dutch Data Protection Agency (DPA) said on Aug 27.

The DPA said it had found the practices while it was testing privacy protection changes in Windows made last year by Microsoft at the agency's request.

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