Surveillance by the New Microsoft Outlook App

The ProtonMail people are accusing Microsoft’s new Outlook for Windows app of conducting extensive surveillance on its users. It shares data with advertisers, a lot of data:

The window informs users that Microsoft and those 801 third parties use their data for a number of purposes, including to:

Store and/or access information on the user’s device Develop and improve products Personalize ads and content Measure ads and content Derive audience insights Obtain precise geolocation data Identify users through device scanning

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Tags: data collection, geolocation, Microsoft, privacy, surveillance

Posted on April 4, 2024 at 7:07 AM • 3 Comments