Russian lawyer sues Microsoft: Win10 has espionage

Although the various new features of Win10 have brought a lot of convenience to users, they have attracted a lot of criticism. The most obvious problem is the function of Cortana Xiaona Digital Assistant, which relies on collecting user information to work better, and the types of information are diverse, and most involve user privacy. In view of the "previous experience" of the Snowden incident, many users have tightened a string for this purpose, decided to disable the various functions related to privacy, and there are many third-party software designed specifically for this purpose, which can be used to shut down Windows10 with one click. Information collection function. Report

recently, one from the "Moscow Times (Moscow Times)" show from Moscow - lawyer groups "Bubnov Partners" law firm submitted to the Attorney General's Office on Win10 system is used to collect User information, a violation of Russian law. The content in the report shows that the information collected by Win10 includes the user's password, location, input message, and browsing history. The lawyers said the actions violated Russia’s law on protecting the rights of computer users.

Not only that, the Russian State Duma deputy Vadim Solovyov also because Win10 collect user information to Microsoft regarding the accused Attorney General's Office, claiming the company violated Russian law, which Win10 systems The bundled feature can be used to engage in espionage and affect the legitimate rights and interests of users. Microsoft should be punished accordingly and its software should be banned from use in Russia.
Microsoft has not yet responded to this incident. However, the company had previously explained this issue, saying that users can completely shut down these functions involving data collection, which can protect the privacy of users. However, foreign media still doubt this. Although users can turn off all information collection in Settings → Privacy, some apps will automatically turn on the information collection feature after a few simple clicks. And some industry insiders said that although you closed all information collection projects in the settings, Microsoft can still continue to collect certain information in the background, so it is relatively safe to use special third-party software to close the information collection project. way of doing.