Source: mspoweruser.com --- Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Microsoft has taken a lot of flack for privacy issues in Windows 10, and now ZDNet reports that the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) issued a formal notice against Microsoft, listing a number of complaints which unlike some paranoid ranting we have heard from others seem reasonable and well researched. The CNIL based their complaints on seven investigations it conducted between April and June 2016 and interviews with Microsoft representatives and list the following complaints: Irrelevant or excessive data collected The CNIL found that “collecting diagnostic and usage data via its telemetry service” was acceptable, but found that the default Windows 10 settings, which collect additional information, go too far. The complaint says collecting “information … on all the apps downloaded and installed on the system by a user and the time spent on each one” is “excessive.” A lack of security This complaint says the option to secure a PC with a four-digit PIN is insecure as it does not limit the number of attempts to enter the PIN ( this seems to be wrong .) Lack of individual consent According to this allegation, Microsoft’s advertising ID enables Windows apps and other parties’ apps to monitor browsing and offer targeted ads without proper consent. Cookies The agency complains that Microsoft puts cookies on users’ websites without sufficient consent. Data transfer outside the EU CNIL says data from French Windows users ...
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