Russians Demand Permanently Ban Windows 10 Because it Spies on Users

Microsoft released Windows 10 few months later and surprisingly 55 million users installed it.

However, Windows 10 is facing some trouble on privacy settings grounds. Few days ago, it was revealed that Windows 10 continues to talk to Microsoft’s servers even when told not to.

In another development, Russian lawyers have filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office, demanding strict actions against the OS and consider the option of Windows 10 ban in Russia. They have claimed that Windows 10 is being used to collect user information and it infringes the local Russian laws.

The lawyers with the Bubnov and Partners legal practice in Moscow claim that information like passwords, location, typed texts and browsing history is being stored by Windows 10- and thus it breaches Russia’s regulations. Also, the State Duma’s vice speaker has asked the Russian government to ban the Windows 10 OS.

According to The Moscow Times, last week State Duma Deputy Vadim Solovyov sent an official request to the Prosecutor General’s Office to review Microsoft’s OS. The deputy claimed that the OS is spying on its users.

A spokesman for Microsoft denied the allegations to RIA Novosti.

Defending Windows 10, The Russian Association for Electronic Communications said that Windows 10 has flexible settings and therefore it doesn't breach the Russian law.