France’s national data protection commission orders Microsoft to protect is users’ data

By Kathryn Rattigan & Guest Contributor on July 28, 2016

This article co-authored with guest blogger Leonel Gonzalez, a R+C summer associate and student at Roger Williams University School of Law

An investigation by France’s National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) has found that Windows 10 has been “collecting excessive user data” and has been tracking users’ web browsing without their consent. The CNIL has ordered…

Be aware of Windows 10 free upgrade opt outs

By Linn Foster Freedman on August 6, 2015

Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security

Since July 15, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users have been offered a free upgrade to Windows 10. Windows 10 includes Wi-Fi Sense, which features a default prompt that asks users to share access to WiFi networks that they have connected to with any of their contacts in Outlook and Skype, and an opt-in prompt…

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