Microsoft Faces Privacy Wrath Over Education Suite: Report
Microsoft Faces Privacy Wrath Over Education Suite: Report
Tech behemoth Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is reportedly targeted in two complaints filed by privacy advocacy group NOYB to the Austrian privacy watchdog, targeting the tech giant's online education software.
據報道，隱私維權團體NOYB向奧地利隱私監管機構提出了兩份投訴，目標是科技巨頭微軟公司（NASDAQ：MSFT）的在線教育軟件。這兩份投訴均指控微軟的365教育套件（包括Word、Excel、Teams、PowerPoint和Outlook）違反了歐盟的隱私法規。
Online educational programs surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with schools transitioning to remote learning.
在COVID-19大流行期間，在線教育項目迅速崛起，學校開始轉向遠程學習。
NOYB alleges Microsoft's 365 Education suite, encompassing Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook, violates EU privacy regulations, reported Reuters.
NOYB在投訴中指控微軟的365教育中的cookie追蹤用戶，表達對此的擔憂。
The first complaint accuses Microsoft of evading its data controller responsibilities, shifting them to schools, which lack requisite data access.
第一個投訴指控微軟逃避其數據控制責任，並將其轉移給沒有必需數據訪問的學校。
"Under the current system that Microsoft is imposing on schools, your school would have to audit Microsoft or give them instructions on how to process pupils' data. Everyone knows that such contractual arrangements are out of touch with reality," the report quoted NOYB lawyer Maartje de Graaf.
報告引用了NOYB的律師Maartje de Graaf的話：“在微軟當前強加給學校的系統下，你的學校必須審核微軟或者指導他們如何處理學生的數據。每個人都知道，這種立約安排與現實脫節。”
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NOYB's second complaint targets cookies in Microsoft's 365 Education, expressing concerns over user tracking.
NOYB的第二份投訴針對微軟365教育中的cookies，表達對用戶追蹤的擔憂。
"Our analysis of the data flows is very worrying. Microsoft 365 Education appears to track users regardless of their age. This practice is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of pupils and students in the EU and EEA (European Economic Area)," voiced NOYB lawyer Felix Mikolasch, per the report.
NOYB律師Felix Mikolasch在報告中表示：“我們對數據流的分析非常令人擔憂。微軟365教育似乎會追蹤用戶，無論他們的年齡是多少。這種做法可能會影響到歐盟和歐洲經濟區（EEA）的數十萬名學生。”
NOYB has called for an investigation by the Austrian Data Protection Authority and seeks penalties against Microsoft.
NOYB呼籲奧地利數據保護部門進行調查，並尋求懲罰微軟公司。
Microsoft stock has gained 23% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLK) and IShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSE:IYW).
過去12個月中，微軟股票已漲了23％。投資者可以通過Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund（NYSE：XLK）和iShares US Technology ETF（NYSE：IYW）獲得該股票的投資機會。
Price Action: MSFT shares closed lower by 0.39% at $413.52 on Monday.
週一，MSFT股票收盤下跌0.39％，報價$ 413.52。
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