A Dutch national watchdog has placed restrictions over the use of Google Chrome and ChromeOS due to its concerns about data collection and privacy. Improvements in both products are expected by 2023.
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The Dutch government has signed an agreement with Google to use Google Workspace tools across public sector organisations. It has been examining the solution and that it complies with GDPR since 2020.
The Dutch regulator observed that Apple broke competition laws, and after receiving a complaint from Match Group, has ruled that app developers must be allowed to deploy non-Apple payment systems.
The updated contract provisions that were announced in November have been rolled out in the commercial sector, and their usage will be monitored by Microsoft over the coming months.
Microsoft has announced that it will update its Online Services Terms to address concerns raised by various customers in Europe and to placate the EU's data privacy regulator, the EDPS.
A newly released app which let users to watermark photos which they were uploading to Facebook has been removed by the company along with the photos users posted, in the run up to new privacy rules.
The Dutch government is reportedly paying Microsoft millions of euros so it can continue to receive support for the many PCs that are still running the 12 year old Windows XP OS after Tuesday.
