June 4, 2024 at 10:05AM
Privacy campaign group, Noyb, petitions Austrian data protection authority to investigate Microsoft 365 Education for potential breaches of GDPR transparency provisions. Noyb argues that Microsoft shifts data protection obligations onto schools, fails to comply with data access rights, and tracks users without consent. They call for authorities to enforce minor’s rights. Microsoft’s response is pending.
After reviewing the meeting notes, the key takeaways are as follows:
1. A privacy campaign group, noyb, has lodged a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority regarding Microsoft 365 Education’s potential breach of transparency provisions under GDPR.
2. The complaint alleges that Microsoft 365 Education shifts data protection responsibilities onto schools and fails to comply with subjects’ right to access their data.
3. Noyb asserts that Microsoft 365 Education installs cookies without consent and uses them to analyze user behavior for advertising purposes, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of pupils and students in the EU and EEA.
4. The group has called for the Austrian data protection authority to determine the personal data about children that Microsoft 365 Education is processing and to impose a fine if GDPR breaches are found.
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