- Jan 24, 2011
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The free Windows 10 upgrade promo has ended, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that Microsoft has left all the negative comments in the rear-view mirror after the trouble created to some users with the more or less forced upgrades.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an organization that fights for users’ rights in the digital world, has posted an in-depth look at Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade practices, while also commenting on the way the company handles user data and respects privacy with data collection.
While this Windows 10 upgrade system analysis comes a bit too late, the EFF says that Microsoft often installed the new operating system on users’ computers without their consent. These are all actually claims that we’ve heard before from users who were allegedly impacted by this unexpected push.
“Time after time, with each update, Microsoft chose to employ questionable tactics to cause users to download a piece of software that many didn’t want. What users actually wanted didn’t seem to matter,” the EFF says.
Read more: Microsoft Accused of Violating Windows 10 User Privacy with Data Collection
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an organization that fights for users’ rights in the digital world, has posted an in-depth look at Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade practices, while also commenting on the way the company handles user data and respects privacy with data collection.
While this Windows 10 upgrade system analysis comes a bit too late, the EFF says that Microsoft often installed the new operating system on users’ computers without their consent. These are all actually claims that we’ve heard before from users who were allegedly impacted by this unexpected push.
“Time after time, with each update, Microsoft chose to employ questionable tactics to cause users to download a piece of software that many didn’t want. What users actually wanted didn’t seem to matter,” the EFF says.
Read more: Microsoft Accused of Violating Windows 10 User Privacy with Data Collection
