Microsoft is sued for collecting data and transferring it to third parties

Yesterday, the new data protection law of the European Union came into force, which is causing your inbox to be full of messages with the update of the privacy policy of companies and services. Large companies are in the crosshairs with this new law and it seems that it did not take long for Microsoft to have problems.

Microsoft is sued for collecting data and transferring it to third parties

Although the company's problems do not come from Europe. Since they have been sued by an Indian businessman named Vinit Goenka, who accuses Redmond's of illegally collecting data, espionage and information theft. Without a doubt, some serious accusations.

Microsoft receives a lawsuit

It is well known that large companies collect user data. Windows 10 has a lot of data about us, based on daily activity. These data are collected, but the subsequent treatment is something that we do not know very well how it works. And this is something that generates controversy. Goenka's claim is based precisely on this. Because it says that Microsoft sold this information to third companies located outside India.

In addition, it did so without the consent of the user. For this demand it is based on the enormous number of emails from companies with which you have not contracted anything that you receive constantly in your email. Since in these messages there were personal data that he had only shared with the Redmond company.

Microsoft has announced measures to improve users' privacy and security with the new European law. And they want to expand these measures internationally. So it remains to be seen what happens and if the Goenka demand continues.

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