Windows 10: Microsoft Violates Dutch Law on protections personal data με τον τρόπο που επεξεργάζεται τα data των χρηστών που χρησιμοποιούν το λειτουργικό system Windows 10, the country's data protection agency said.
On Friday (today), the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA), Autoriteir Persoonsgegevens said Microsoft does not inform users of Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro about the personal data it collects and why it does.
They also stated that the company does not allow users to give their consent to the processing of their personal data. It is not known in what ways the data is used, now and in the future.
Η Αρχή προστασίας προσωπικών δεδομένων πρόσθεσε ότι η Microsoft “δεν ενημερώνει σαφώς τους χρήστες για το ότι συλλέγει συνεχώς προσωπικά δεδομένα που είναι σχετικά με τη χρήση των εφαρμογών και τη συμπεριφορά πλοήγησης στο Internet through the Edge browser when default settings are used”.
"It turns out that the Microsoft operating system follows every step you take on your computer."
"It results in building a profile of yourself," said Wilbert Tomesen, vice president of the regulator.
Just as with a French regulatory inquiry into Windows 10 data collection, much of the problem is that telemetry data. The system data used by Microsoft to detect and fix errors and collect information about its products can also be termed "personal data" when associated with a specific user.
The data includes information about the installed applications, how often they are used, and information about the user's behavior on the web.
The Authority stated that Microsoft offers two levels of telemetry: basic and full. At the basic level, limited data is processed for its use devices, but with full telemetry, detailed data is processed regarding the use of applications as well as navigation behaviors through Edge and also through the inkpad.
"The way Microsoft collects data at full telemetry level is unpredictable. Microsoft may use the collected data for various purposes that are described in a very general way. "Through this generality and lack of transparency, Microsoft cannot have a legal background without a consent to the processing of data," he said.
The Dutch DPA warned that after Microsoft promised to end its "violations", if it does not keep its promise, sanctions will be imposed on the company.
In response, Marisa Rogers, who is responsible for the protection of personal data in Windows, said that the company gives priority to compliance with the Dutch data protection law, but that it also has "specific concerns about the accuracy of certain conclusions of the Dutch DPA . ”
