Wednesday, December 19, 2012

EU Investigates Microsoft for Policy Changes in Hotmail, Bing

<p>The EU now plans to investigate the tech giant's recent policy changes and how they may affect the privacy of its users. The policy changes were in regards to Microsoft's Internet services like Bing and Hotmail.</p><p>According to EU privacy regulators, Microsoft's Internet products will be formally reviewed to make sure that the policy changes meet European standards and allow users a choice of different services.</p><p>The EU wrote a letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Microsoft Luxembourg letting the company know about the upcoming review:</p><p>"Given the wide range of services you offer, and popularity of these services, changes in your Services Agreement and the linked Privacy Policy may affect many individuals in most or all of the EU member states," wrote Jacob Kohnstamm, who leads the association of EU data protection commissioners.</p><p><a href="http://www.dailytech.com/EU+Investigates+Microsoft+for+Policy+Changes+in+Hotmail+Bing/article29462.htm">Keep reading...</a></p>

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