Although Microsoft has already announced a number of changes in the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update που θα δώσουν περισσότερο έλεγχο στον τελικό χρήστη στα δεδομένα που συλλέγει η εταιρεία, η Ευρώπη φαίνεται να ανησυχεί.
A group called the Article 29 Working Party, made up of members representing 28 privacy organizations in the Old Continent, asked Microsoft to provide users of Windows 10 more information about how it processes the data it collects from their computers.
"Based on the results of ongoing nationwide investigations, and taking into account the proposed changes to Windows 10, the task force remains concerned about the level of protection of users' personal data," the group said in a statement, according to a publication of Reuters.
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, Redmond has reported tweaks in Windows 10 telemetry settings, explaining that users can change everything at a later time according to their preferences.
However, the European Privacy Group says Microsoft should explain how it uses the data it collects from its users as there are concerns that this information may be shared with third parties for promotional 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:
“Η Microsoft σέβεται την προστασία της ιδιωτικής ζωής κάθε χρήστη, μπλα μπλα μπλα και ότι οι συλλογή δεδομένων κρίνεται απαραίτητη για την εύρυθμη λειτουργία των Windows.” Εξάλλου ποιος μπορεί να το ελέγξει; Μιλάμε πάντα για ένα λειτουργικό κλειστού code, οπότε κανείς δεν γνωρίζει ακριβώς τι φεύγει από τον computer you.
Of course, once again, the company will report that third parties have no access to the data they collect.
