14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has always claimed to be one of the companies that really care about users’ privacy, but the company is now asked by EU privacy watchdogs to tweak some of its products due to what seem to be minor privacy issues.
Bloomberg is reporting that the European Union has contacted Redmond over some possible privacy issues in Outlook.com and Bing search engine, even though no specifics have been provided.
The EU regulators want Microsoft to improve its policies, with Gerard Lommel, head of the Luxembourg regulator, saying that everybody is confident that “an agreement will soon be found.”
“Strong commitment to privacy is a key differentiator for Microsoft so we’ll always carefully review any feedback we receive,” Robin Koch, a spokesman for Microsoft, was quoted as saying.
No clear details are available for the time being, but EU regulators are now trying to make privacy policies more effective using the “transparent cooperation of Microsoft.”