"Germany’s Federal Office for Information (BSI, in German) has already expressed concern that Windows 10 and 11 operating systems collect telemetry data, including typing data and even speech-to-text.
Businesses must guarantee compliance with these countries’ local and GDPR rules if they want to continue business. Otherwise, the EU may move away from Windows and Apple devices over these privacy issues Microsoft 365 Banned in Germany—What Should Businesses Do? https://techgenix.com/microsoft-365-ban-in-germany/
Businesses must guarantee compliance with these countries’ local and GDPR rules if they want to continue business. Otherwise, the EU may move away from Windows and Apple devices over these privacy issues Microsoft 365 Banned in Germany—What Should Businesses Do? https://techgenix.com/microsoft-365-ban-in-germany/
Germany Forces a Microsoft 365 Ban Due to Privacy Concerns
The main reason for Microsoft 365’s banning is the conflict between the European GDPR and the US CLOUD Act. Moreover, EU laws require businesses to have on-premise private servers for compliance.Vuk Mujovic (TechGenix)
Paolo Vecchi
in reply to Christine Hall • • •What I stated more than 2 years ago is still valid:
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/joinup/news/privacy-shield-invalidation
In the meantime some investigations from @EDPS are ongoing but some DPIAs for EU institutions are finally telling us more about issues that are applicable also for businesses:
https://edps.europa.eu/system/files_en?file=2022-05/0180_2022-0096_001_redacted_.pdf
The alternatives are there and are growing in number and quality but need support and visibility to flourish.
On the inadequacy of US Cloud providers
Paolo VecchiChristine Hall
in reply to Paolo Vecchi • • •Paolo Vecchi
in reply to Christine Hall • • •My impression is that we hear a lot of complaints about how GDPR is, for some, a pain but then there are pushes around the world to adopt something very similar.
Christine Hall
in reply to Paolo Vecchi • • •Elias Mårtenson
in reply to Paolo Vecchi • • •The fact that no regular customer would have such immunity suggests to me that it would be illegal to use Office 365 by European companies?
Paolo Vecchi
in reply to Elias Mårtenson • • •https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/joinup/news/privacy-shield-invalidation
As things stand my opinion is that next year we'll have a Privacy Shield II and shortly after a SchremsIII ruling and we'll be back in the current situation.
@BrideOfLinux @EDPS
On the inadequacy of US Cloud providers
Paolo Vecchi