from Hacker News

Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students via 365 Education, says data watchdog

by azalemeth on 10/14/25, 8:35 AM with 12 comments

• by Alifatisk on 10/14/25, 9:48 AM

  > Microsoft also argued that its Ireland subsidiary was in charge of 365, and therefore jurisdiction fell to Ireland. The authority rejected that argument, and decided it was Microsoft US that made the decisions

  Them trying to use their subsidiary as a option to get away with this proves that they knew they were at fault. It's sad that we're stuck with their ecosystem for office work, this is what happens when a company gets monopoly. They can do this because there is no true competitor

  The day I find a good replacement for Win10 and the Office suite. I'm packing my bags!

• by kosmiccoder on 10/14/25, 2:58 PM

  Tell us something new. Almost all software companies are tracking us or our activities, it`s just a matter of when it gets caught.