Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children
Austria’s data protection authority has ordered Microsoft to stop the use of tracking cookies in education software, a privacy campaign group said Tuesday, marking its latest victory against the US tech giant.
Online rights campaigners Noyb filed two complaints against Microsoft in 2024, saying the company’s education software that is widely used in schools violates data protection rights for children.
Last year, Austrian data protection authority DSB determined that Microsoft “illegally” tracked students using its education software and must grant them access to their data.
