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💻 Long-term software support is essential for privacy and security. #Windows10

🗓️ October 14 is almost here. Prepare your systems today. #Windows10

🤝 Privacy and security go hand in hand. ⏰ Windows 10 support ends soon. https://t.co/3PZVub4806

💭 Tip: Consider airgapping old devices for specific tasks. #Windows10

🚨 Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. ⏰ Are you ready? #Windows10

🔒 What happens when updates stop? Explore the impact on your digital life. #Windows10

@NOYBeu This is far from the only time student data has been put at risk. Check out our EdTech Surveillance Tracker for more stories. https://t.co/fTpaD2zF3S

@NOYBeu Microsoft now have to explain what data gets used in “business modeling” & “energy efficiency”, if personal data was sent LinkedIn, OpenAI or the tracking company Xandr, delete personal data gathered using the tracking cookies, and provide adequate access to individuals' data

@NOYBeu Microsoft tried to shift responsibility to their Irish subsidiary, but that didn't work either - with the DPA finding that minor changes made in Ireland are not enough to shift responsibility and - importantly - jurisdiction to Ireland.

@NOYBeu Microsoft tried to shift responsibility to local schools. But Microsoft were found not to have given local schools adequate information to comply with their obligations.

@NOYBeu The DPA found that Microsoft: 🍪 used tracking cookies without consent 🍪 did not provide full access to information about user's data And when students tried to exercise their GDPR rights, nobody would give them a straight answer.

🚨 BREAKING: Microsoft illegally tracked students, data watchdog finds. The Austrian DPA has ruled that Microsoft 365 Education used tracking cookies without consent — illegally collecting student data - following a complaint supported by @NOYBeu https://t.co/VrRDParUko

⚠️ Windows 10 support ends soon. What does this mean for your privacy? #Windows10

@SMEX 🕵️ The report notes that one of today’s biggest privacy violators is the commercial spyware industry, and highlights @smex's call on all countries to stop the purchase and use of spyware, as well as for CSVs to stop selling surveillance technology. https://t.co/rqbxJMJnkG

📢 New research alert: @SMEX has published an investigation about WANA's principal commercial spyware vendors (CSVs). The report 'Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region' suggests that CSVs linked to Israel seem to dominate the WANA market.

Want to learn more about the spread of military tools and oppressive technologies into our daily lives? Read our explainer on the militarisation of tech:

4️⃣ Tech used in conflict is adapted for commercial & other use. We saw this in the 2010s, when Cambridge Analytica, originally a subsidiary of a company active in military arenas, collected data from 80+ million Facebook users. We are seeing this kind of adaptation increasingly.

3️⃣ Defence tech is seeping into civic spaces. Tech companies are marketing their products as “battle-tested”. Israel has for years been using the OPT as testing grounds for new defence and surveillance technologies to be showcased to international clients.

2️⃣ Non-defence companies are entering the defence sector. Big Tech are morphing into defence contractors. Smaller tech companies too are creating military tools, like drones. But it is unclear what this means for accountability and corporate responsibility.

1️⃣ Governments are using data-intensive systems for military purposes. They are collecting vast amounts of data, which can be used by the military to monitor people and identify targets - often leading to the erroneous killing of civilians.