Disclosing personal files The most extreme allegation based on misreading of the original privacy statement is that Microsoft is scanning personal files on local hard disks running Windows 10.

The first big Windows 10 update came out last week, but Microsoft has also updated its privacy statement. Spotted by ZDNet, the updated statement has some changes that might help alleviate some ...

Microsoft revises its privacy policy to make clear that it does not scan user information to generate targeted advertisements.

Microsoft's updated privacy statement includes language about its ability to contact your friends and colleagues to sell to them using your name and photo.

Microsoft's updated privacy policy now discloses that contractors are allowed access to recordings of speech captured by Windows, without user permission.

The Windows 10 privacy agreement doesn't mean Microsoft is secretly stealing the data from your hard disk. Where do people come up with these crazy ideas?

The fact that Microsoft has a terms-of-service policy and multiple privacy policies only adds to public confusion over whether their privacy is protected, Jeff Chester, executive director of the ...

John Simpson, who monitors privacy policy for Consumer Watchdog, a California non-profit group told the Times that Microsoft is doing the same things as Google.

In an updated privacy statement available to view here Microsoft has detailed how the Xbox One’s Kinect will use any data it collects during play. Xbox One owners are advised details about your ...

Microsoft said that it's now part of the Privacy Shield framework to protect personal data. This is a platform created by the U.S. and the European Union.

Microsoft has released an updated version of its Xbox privacy statement, detailing its user information-sharing policies as the company gears up to launch the Xbox One. Microsoft specifically ...