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Updated onJuly 31, 2021

updated onJuly 31, 2021

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There has been a never-ending debate aboutMicrosoft’s privacy policyever since the company launched Windows 10. Many users feel that the tech giant is constantly threatening their privacy through excessive personal data collection practices.

Digitalcourage, a German digital rights organisation recently offered Microsoft an important award that the company would have preferred not to receive. Indeed, the2018 BigBrotherAwardgoes to Microsoft for threatening user privacy.

Digitalcourage listed a series of reason why they considered Microsoft to be the perfect recipient of this award. Here are some of them:

When investigating alleged violations of these Terms, Microsoft reserves the right to review Your Content in order to resolve the issue.

Dozens of things are there to activate and deactivate, and most of us cannot know what consequences one decision or another may have.

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Incidentally, registry changes can only be made in the “Enterprise” variant of Windows 10, which is directed at business customers.

For more information about the reasons why Microsoft earned this award, go toBigBrotherAwards’ page. On a side note, this is the second BigBrotherAward that Microsoft has received. The company got its first Lifetime BigBrotherAward in 2002.

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More about the topics:Cybersecurity,Windows 10 Privacy Guides

Madalina Dinita

Networking & Security Specialist

Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.

She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.

Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.

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Madalina Dinita

Networking & Security Specialist

Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Microsoft gets BigBrotherAward 2018 for infringing user privacy#