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Daily Dashboard | EFF voices criticisms of Microsoft’s Windows 10 updates Related reading: A view from Brussels: EDPS sends signal on data transfers 

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation voiced its criticisms over Microsoft’s Windows 10 updates, saying the reminders violate user privacy, Digital Trends reports. The EFF also says Microsoft collects an “unprecedented amount of usage data,” including location data, text input, browsing history, and running programs. Microsoft defended its practices, saying the data collected helps make Windows 10 a more customizable experience for the user. The EFF wants to see Microsoft clarify whether opting out of the features is enough to ensure the user’s privacy rights are intact. “Microsoft should come clean with its user community,” said EFF Intake Coordinator Amul Kalia. “The company needs to acknowledge its missteps and offer real, meaningful opt outs to the users who want them, preferably in a single unified screen.”
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