Thank Windows 10 and Microsoft for watching you? After a lot of negative reviews, from individuals as well as from various regulatory authorities around the world, for the excessive efforts to collect data through the telemetryς των Windows 10, η Microsoft δήλωσε περήφανη ότι έλαβε “θετική” ανατροφοδότηση για τις αλλαγές στην προστασία της ιδιωτικής ζωής που κυκλοφόρησε με την ενημερωμένη version of the Windows 10 Creators operating system.
These changes, which were released by Microsoft on Windows 10 in recent months, they include an online privacy dashboard with more detailed controls for the location, speech recognition, diagnosis, tips and recommendations and related advertisements.
These changes were carried out under the supervision of the European data protection authorities, within the framework of the annual researchof France's National Commission for Data Protection (CNIL) which found "excessive data collection" by Windows 10 and the tracking of browser data without users' consent.
Η CNIL, sent its official notice to Microsoft in June, noting that the company had managed to halve the volume of telemetry data collected by Windows for a better diagnosis of operating systems.
CNIL said the company had begun providing "clear and accurate information" about web tracking and ad personalization.
With this as a supply point, Microsoft says the signs show that its customers trust it with their data and that its response to customer feedback - and not just legal threats - has led to improvements in its privacy. Windows users.
"The feedback we have received about the Creators Update is positive. "This is great news for us, because what we hear from you directly affects the improvements we make," said Marisa Rogers, Microsoft's privacy officer.
Although the basic setting collects much less data than before, Rogers points out that 71% of customers choose Full, which sends browser data, apps, and typing data to Microsoft.
The Full setting works by default, but can be changed to Basic.
Also, 23 millions of people using Microsoft accounts have visited the privacy control panel since it was released in January.
Microsoft inaugurated the site, as the Swiss data protection authority filed a lawsuit for the company's monitoring operations.
Η Rogers also said that more privacy changes will appear for program enrollees Windows Insider in the "next weeks".
