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Microsoft's education software broke EU privacy rules, Austrian regulator finds

By Júlia Tar ( October 10, 2025, 11:16 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft and Austrian educational institutions broke EU data protection law over their use of Microsoft 365 Education, Austria's privacy regulator has found. It found unlawful tracking of students and incomplete responses to data access requests, ordering both schools and the Austrian education ministry to provide fuller disclosures, while requiring Microsoft itself to explain how it uses user data for its own business purposes.Microsoft and Austrian educational institutions broke EU data protection law over their use of Microsoft 365 Education, Austria's privacy regulator has found....

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