Russian law firm files privacy complaint against Windows 10

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In Russia, a law firm has filed a complaint with the country’s Prosecutor General.

This is yet another controversial Windows 10 privacy story which has become the new norm in the past few weeks.

The firm alleges that Windows 10 is illegally collecting user data and may be violating Russia’s privacy laws.

A lawyer from Bubnov and Partners filed a complaint which contained references about “the collection of location data, calendar information, passwords, browser history, voice recordings and ‘elements of electronic messages”

The complaint filed by the law firm was escalated when they officially petitioned the Prosecutor General’s Office to ‘review’ Microsoft, to ensure that its OS is compliant with Russian law.

To further complicate matters, the Moscow Times reports that State Duma Deputy Vadim Solovyov has claimed that ‘Windows 10 is effectively spying on its users’.

source:windows10update