Microsoft faces new GDPR privacy investigation over Windows 10 telemetry
Ireland's Data Protection Commission to investigate claims of "new, potentially unlawful" uses of personal data harvesting by Windows 10
Microsoft is facing a new European Union privacy investigation over its Windows 10 telemetry practices. The investigation will be led by Ireland's Data Protection Commission - the location of Microsoft's...
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