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GDPR does not apply whether a company is in E.U. or not, but if a user/consumer of a service is in the E.U. So this will be a violation of the GDPR only for Wi
by yohannparis 6y ago
GDPR does not apply whether a company is in E.U. or not, but if a user/consumer of a service is in the E.U.
So this will be a violation of the GDPR only for Windows users in the E.U.
But I'm sure all that tracking is explain in the middle of 100 pages long agreement that you have to agree to install and use Windows.
- joering2 6y agoAnd its hilarious because when I install Win 10 few days ago the voice says this: "you have to read and agree on Microsoft terms of service. You don't have to agree on these terms but then... you know - no Windows". The female voice literally said that!
- msla 6y ago> GDPR does not apply whether a company is in E.U. or not, but if a user/consumer of a service is in the E.U. Whether a law applies is dependent on whether the country or countries with that law can enforce it. China recently made it illegal for me to wish Hong Kong was independent. Does that mean I'm going to Chinese prison for saying I wish Hong Kong were independent?
- dividedbyzero 6y agoIf you travel to China, maybe? If Microsoft were found in violation of GDPR, they already are in Europe, so there would be all kinds of ways to enforce that law.
- LordDragonfang 6y ago>But I'm sure all that tracking is explain in the middle of 100 pages long agreement that you have to agree to install and use Windows. The GDPR is intentionally written so that you can't just waive your rights based on a paragraph buried in the TOS. Otherwise it would be completely meaningless.