Microsoft tests Project Bali, a privacy-focused tool to control personal data collection

Microsoft Research is currently testing a new control panel which could enable users to manage the data the company collects about them. Known as Project Bali, the tool is currently undergoing private beta testing. It promises to not only give users the option of managing and controlling the data collected about them, but also -- intriguingly -- the ability to monetize it. See also: Sign up as an Microsoft Edge beta tester to try the new Chromium-based version of the browser first Privacy International investigation finds a huge number of Android apps share data with Facebook -- whether you have… [Continue Reading]