Surveillance by the New Microsoft Outlook App

The ProtonMail people are accusing Microsoft’s new Outlook for Windows app of conducting extensive surveillance on its users. It shares data with advertisers, a lot of data:

The window informs users that Microsoft and those 801 third parties use their data for a number of purposes, including to:

• Store and/or access information on the user’s device
  
• Develop and improve products
  
• Personalize ads and content
  
• Measure ads and content
  
• Derive audience insights
  
• Obtain precise geolocation data
  
• Identify users through device scanning …

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