#20initiatives Launching a Data Protection Officer Certification Course for EUIs
In cooperation with the European School of Administration (EuSA), #EDPS will soon launch a certification programme for DPOs in EUIs.
Closing this down now does more harm than had this pilot never been started, as it suggests a Meta or X alternative is easier.
Setting up and maintaining a fediverse server is done by amateurs across the globe in their free time using Ko-fi pocket money. That's not easy, but the fediverse thrives regardless.
Keeping this up with the resources at the EU's disposal should be zero effort. "Not able to secure resources" can only be interpreted as a lack of trying
L'uso di Microsoft365 da parte della Commissione europea viola la legge sulla protezione dei dati per le istituzioni e gli organi dell'UE
A seguito di un'indagine, il #GarantePrivacy europeo per la protezione dati #EDPS ha riscontrato numerose violazioni del #GDPR da parte della Commissione europea nell'utilizzo di #Microsoft365 e ha imposto una serie di misure correttive
The EDPS ("European Data Protection Supervisor") has released an open source tool called "Website Evidence Collector" that will collect evidence of personal data processing, such as cookies, or requests to third parties.
In 2020, the EU-level judiciary decreed #SchremsII whereby customers of US cloud service providers must themselves verify the data protection laws of the recipient country, document its risk assessment and confer with its customers.
In 2021, various French-state-level authorities stated that #MSOffice365 did not conform (to doctrine and #GDPR) or that secondary education schools should avoid it. 👇
Storing data in "the Cloud" legally constitutes data processing.
#MicrosoftOutlook: "Synchronisation with the Microsoft server" transfers your data to Microsoft.
The German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Ulrich Kelber, described the data collection as "alarming" and announced his intention to pursue at European level: https://social.bund.de/@bfdi/111381793883035665