What does Microsoft do with my contacts list?

Anonymous
2015-02-17T14:30:24+00:00

I tried to sign up to receive email information from the program related to the Windows 10 upgrade and during the process I was informed that Microsoft wants to have access to my contacts list.

Now that is a very serious request, so there must be a fair bit of documentation about why Microsoft wants access to my contacts list -- where might that documentation be found?

What exactly will Microsoft do with my contacts list?

Who at Microsoft will be able to view the list?

And I will probably have more questions as those answers come in.

I did try to use the search tool here for answers, but without any luck, so if I made a mistake during that search, please forgive me.

Thank you to all that may be able to offer some help here.

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Anonymous
2015-02-19T17:13:06+00:00

Hi,

I understand the importance of you query. Please get in touch with the Microsoft Privacy Response Center who would be able to assist you.

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-21T06:40:11+00:00

    While Entegy try and find more information for the specific case, please keep in mind that access to a users contacts list is relatively harmless - their email addresses and their phone numbers require two additional access permissions.

    The list of apps and services associated with the MS account and their access permissions is found on

    https://account.live.com/Consent/Manage

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    Hans

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-21T05:20:06+00:00

    I'm going to see what I can find.

    I mightily appreciate any assistance you can offer.

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  3. btbt 11,841 Reputation points
    2015-02-20T18:03:18+00:00

    Nah, this isn't registration for the Insider program. It seems to be just a mailing list.

    I'm going to see what I can find.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-20T16:53:10+00:00

    You are correct, Entegy, that somehow I got turned around before I got to that page.  I was doing research on this program to start with and that's why I eventually came back here.

    But we still have a problem.

    I am getting the point that I got turned around and this may not, in fact, directly involve registration for the Insider program, although I haven't proved that to myself quite yet -- but let's say you are right and this doesn't affect registration.  We have still identified a bad situation here at Microsoft.  Well, you used the vocabulary, "shady" so we'll use that and state we have identified a shady situation.  You know it.  I know it.  Anyone reading this knows it now.  What can we do about it?

    Ignore it?  Maybe on the notion that it doesn't affect registration with the Insider program, we ignore it?  I don't think that is so good.

    Can we ask for this thread to be moved to the proper location for it to be properly dealt with?

    What can we do?  What options do we have?

    Do we have the attention of any management types that can provide us with some guidance?

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