Vienna, Jan 27, 2026 (AFP) - Austria orders Microsoft to stop tracking school children: privacy campaigners

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Austria's data protection authority has ordered Microsoft to stop using tracking cookies in education software, a privacy campaign group said Tuesday, marking its latest victory against the US tech giant. The European Center for Digital rights -- which goes by the acronym Noyb, for "None of Your Business" -- filed two complaints against Microsoft in 2024, saying its education software that is widely used in schools violates data protection rights......

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