In 2018, several state courts, including the federal German court, found that Microsoft violated local laws connected to the GDPR.Since the termination of those arrangements and legislative developments in the US, three major issues now confront Microsoft 365 in the EU:- EU authorities are calling for local-only servers- Under a newly promulgated act, US agencies can access user data stored on US companies’ servers, even the data of non-US citizens- Microsoft fails to guarantee minors’ data protectionUnder the GDPR, those under 18 years old can’t consent for their data to be collected.Even on the platforms that do store such data, customers should be able to request the purging of records.Moreover, the US Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act) of 2018 allows US agencies to sift through foreign data stored on US companies’ servers.Microsoft 365 Ban Due to GDPR ViolationsMicrosoft declared in late 2018 that it would no longer…Read The Full Article at TechGenix"