Windows 10 he makes an excessive collection of data concealed under the pretext the telemetry monitoring? The he stalking OS users without their consent? Microsoft he transfers this data to the United States without permission? For the CNIL, the answer to these questions is clear: yes. However, it is expected that the firm is trying to defend another point of view. But surprisingly enough, it did not show in his first reaction to such a fighting spirit. In fact, she has not even challenged one of the charges by the gendarme of privacy on the Net. It merely comment with no real purpose, the formal notice.
Specifically, David Heiner, vice president and in charge of legal affairs in the direction of Microsoft, said that the giant had “ built around strong protections for privacy in Windows 10 “, and all feedback to improve was welcome. It has absolutely not address the issue of data collection or absence of consent obtained by the OS, but assured the firm “ would work closely with the CNIL ” to achieve “ deemed acceptable solutions ” by the latter. One complaint, in fact, was openly raised by him. Illegal data transfer from Europe to the US
In this respect, the man is slotted to an explanation a little fed. He said that since the invalidation of the Safe Harbor of the ECJ in October 2015, Microsoft continued to meet all its commitments in the framework of the transatlantic agreement and that the company was based, also, “on different legal mechanisms as a basis for data transfer from Europe, including standard contractual clauses [...] approved by the European data protection authorities . ” He further claimed that his employer had supported efforts to adopt the Privacy Shield (the agreement expected to replace the Safe Harbor) and the conditions associated with Windows would show, starting next month, its intention to join the new agreement. But for now, Microsoft still would work to meet the requirements of the Privacy Shield …
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