France orders Microsoft to stop collecting excessive user data
by Reuters from Technology | The Guardian on (#1MZJ8)
- Microsoft ordered to stop tracking Windows 10 users without consent
- French data authority gives Microsoft three months to comply
The French data protection authority on Wednesday ordered Microsoft to stop collecting excessive data on users of its Windows 10 operating system and serving them personalized ads without their consent.
The French data authority, Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Liberti(C)s (CNIL), said the US company had three months to stop tracking browsing by users so that Windows apps and third-party apps can offer them targeted advertising without their consent, failing which it could initiate a sanctions procedure.
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