Although Microsoft has already announced a series of changes to the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update that will give more control over the end user to the data collected by the company, Europe seems to be worried.
A group called the Article 29 Working Party, made up of members representing 28 privacy organizations in Old Continent, has asked Microsoft to provide Windows 10 users with more information on how they process the data they collect from their computers .
"Based on the results of ongoing nationwide investigations, and taking into account the proposed changes to Windows 10, the working group remains concerned about the level of protection of personal data of users," the group said in a statement, according to a Reuters report.
The privacy protections proposed by Microsoft with the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update include a new installation experience that allows users to access more settings such as location, speech recognition, and diagnostics.
In addition, the Redmond has mentioned tweaks to Windows 10's telemetry settings, explaining that users will be able to change everything at a later time to their liking.
But the European privacy group says Microsoft needs to explain how uses the data it collects from its users, as there are concerns that this information may be shared with third parties for advertising purposes.
"Microsoft needs to be clear about what kind of personal data is being processed and for what purposes. "Without this information, our consent will not be valid," the EU team said.
Microsoft has not yet issued a statement on this issue, but rather to issue we will probably hear the same thing:
"Microsoft respects the privacy of each user, blah blah blah and that the collection of data is deemed necessary for the orderly mode of Windows.” Besides who can control it? We're always talking about a closed-source operating system, so no one knows exactly what's coming out of it computer you.
Of course, once again, the company will report that third parties have no access to the data they collect.
