Dutch government report says Microsoft telemetry breaks GDPR

The telemetry data collection mechanism used by Microsoft Office breaks the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Dutch authorities said in a report. Investigators said they’ve identified the “large scale and covert collection of personal data” through Office’s built-in telemetry collection capabilities, which is done without properly informing users.

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