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European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 infringes data protection law for EU institutions and bodies


Following its investigation, the EDPS has found that the European Commission (Commission) has infringed several key data protection rules when using Microsoft 365. In its decision, the EDPS imposes corrective measures on the Commission. The EDPS has found that the Commission has infringed several ...

In particular, the Commission has failed to provide appropriate safeguards to ensure that personal data transferred outside the EU/EEA are afforded an essentially equivalent level of protection as guaranteed in the EU/EEA. The EDPS considers that the corrective measures it imposes ( see annex for a detailed excerpt) are appropriate, necessary and proportionate in light of the seriousness and duration of the infringements found. Wojciech Wiewiórowski(EDPS) was appointed by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council to serve a five-year term, beginning on 6 December 2019.

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