Microsoft Software Used By EU Commission Violates Privacy Ru...

(CTN News) - According to an EU privacy watchdog, the European Commission's use of Microsoft (MSFT.O) software violated EU privacy rules, and the bloc's executive also failed to implement adequate safeguards for personal information transferred outside the EU. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has ordered the Commission to take measures to comply with privacy rules and to cease data transfer to the U.S. company and its subsidiaries located in third countries without privacy agreements with the EU, setting a deadline of December 9 for both orders. EDPS's decision followed a three-year investigation triggered by concerns about the transfer of personal data to the United States following Edward Snowden's revelations in 2013 regarding mass U.S. surveillance. Despite repeated requests from the watchdog, the Commission has failed to provide appropriate safeguards to ensure that...