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Microsoft wants to make its commercial cloud more secure

Following a recent EU investigation, Microsoft has announced that it will update its privacy provisions for commercial cloud contracts to provide customers with greater transparency.The investigation itself was conducted by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) which was looking into the software giant’s contracts with the European Commission and other EU bodies. EDPS found that…


Following a recent EU investigation, Microsoft has announced that it will update its privacy provisions for commercial cloud contracts to provide customers with greater transparency.

The investigation itself was conducted by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) which was looking into the software giant’s contracts with the European Commission and other EU bodies. EDPS found that Microsoft had failed to protect customer data in accordance with EU law.

telemetry data the company collected from Office 365 ProPlus and Office 365 users violated GDPR.

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