Windows 10 does not respect your privacy, according to the European Union

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The European Union is becoming quite a headache for the most important technology companies. Now it's Microsoft's turn to face her. The reason: the privacy problems detected by the EU in Windows 10.

For several months now, one of the commissioners of the European Commission has warned of the lack of respect on the part of Windows 10 towards the privacy of its users. In theory, Microsoft should have solved these shortcomings with the latest updates, but it has not. W10 continues to collect huge amounts of private data on its users.

The technology firm promises to do more about it, while the European Union remains skeptical about what Microsoft can do about it. The mistrust goes so far as to sign the following statements: "Even considering the proposed changes, we remain concerned about the level of protection of personal data."

To this devastating sentence they add "Microsoft should clearly explain what kind of data is processed and for what purpose. Without such information, consent is not on the table, and therefore is not valid. "

At the moment, the so-called Article 29 Working Party has only issued one report. It is the body responsible for monitoring the respect of the rights of European citizens to the privacy of communications. It is not known if the manufacturer of the world's most po[CENSORED]r operating system will follow in the footsteps of Facebook, who had to stop sharing data between their social network and WhatsApp.

Apple was also shaken less than a year ago by the community executive. In his case it was for fiscal issues, and is that the EU accuses the company of evading taxes illegally throughout the Union.

The accusation is quite clear: Windows 10 is not allowed to skip user privacy because it does not explain what it will do with them and does not guarantee the security of the same. The Working Group, which reports to the Commission, has no authority to take action, but it can create the necessary climate for them to be adopted.

Users have few alternatives. Linux is one of them, particularly distributions that promise to respect privacy. However, the main problem is that the vast majority of users are unaware of their rights and the way in which they are violated.