Federal prosecutors in Brazil have asked Microsoft to have Windows 10 stop automatically collecting user data within 15 days.
- Federal prosecutors in Brazil claim that the standard installation process for Windows 10 violates local laws by collecting user data without "express consent."
- Brazilian prosecutors are asking Microsoft to end its automatic data collection within 15 days and add new notifications on data collection.
The Windows 10 installation process violates local laws in Brazil by collecting user data without consent, federal prosecutors said in a court hearing Wednesday.
As
reported by Reuters, federal prosecutors in Brazil said in a statement that the default installation settings for Windows 10 automatically gave approval for the collection of user data, such as emails, browsing history, and more. This follows a host of criticism lobbed at Microsoft over the Windows 10 installation process as
violating user privacy by default.
Prosecutors said that Windows 10 collected user data without "express consent." As such, prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft to end Windows 10's data collection practices.