Netherlands:
Software Company Unlawfully Processes Data Of Windows 10 Users
06 December 2017
by
Jones Day
,
Laurent De Muyter
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Marina Foncuberta
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Bastiaan Kout
,
Matthijs Lagas
,
Jonathon Little
,
Martin Lotz
,
Hatziri Minaudier
,
Giuseppe Mezzapesa
,
Selma Olthof
,
Audrey Paquet
,
Elizabeth A. Robertson
and
Rhys Thomas
Jones Day
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On October 6, the Dutch Data Protection Authority
("DDPA") determined (source document in Dutch) that a
software company unlawfully processed personal data of Windows 10
users. According to the DDPA, the company did not clearly inform
its users about the purposes for which the personal data was being
collected, and users could not provide valid consent for the
processing of their personal data.
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