European Data Privacy
The latest European Data Privacy coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft 365 Users Face GDPR Risks After EU Data Transfer Ruling
Cloud computing has become the digital backbone of modern enterprises, with platforms like Microsoft 365 serving as critical conduits for productivity, collaboration, and innovation. Yet, as...
Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Challenged by US Cloud Act and Microsoft’s Senate Testimony
Europe’s vision of digital sovereignty—ensuring its citizens’ data remains under European control—is facing a stark reality check. In a moment described by experts as pivotal, senior...
Microsoft and Data Sovereignty: Navigating US CLOUD Act Challenges for European Cloud Governance
The increasingly global nature of cloud computing has led to a dramatic reshaping of data governance, digital sovereignty, and privacy norms across borders. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the...
European Commission Closes Investigation into Microsoft with Landmark Privacy and Competition Safeguards
Few stories in contemporary technology have as far-reaching implications for privacy, competition, and digital sovereignty as the European Commission’s evolving relationship with Microsoft. After...
EU Clears Microsoft 365: A Landmark in European Cloud Governance and Data Protection
For months, the European tech landscape has been contorted by a high-stakes standoff between cloud computing giants and privacy watchdogs. At the center: the European Commission’s intense scrutiny...
Microsoft’s Admission on U.S. Access to European Data Centers Sparks Digital Sovereignty Debate
Microsoft’s recent acknowledgment that U.S. authorities can access data stored in European data centers has reignited a contentious debate around digital sovereignty, transatlantic data transfers,...
Europe's Digital Sovereignty at Risk: Microsoft’s Testimony and the Future of Cloud Computing
Europe finds itself at a digital crossroads as policymakers, technologists, and citizens grapple with the vulnerabilities laid bare by Microsoft’s recent, candid testimony before the French Senate....
Microsoft’s Admission in French Senate Reveals Limits of Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Under the CLOUD Act
In a packed French Senate chamber on June 10, 2025, a moment of rare candor arrived that may well reshape the trajectory of Europe’s digital sovereignty debate. Anton Carniaux, Microsoft France’s...
Microsoft Introduces the Black Screen of Death in Windows 11: A Visual and Functional Shift
Few features in the world of personal computing are as instantly recognizable—or as feared—by users as the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). For decades, the unexpected appearance of this...
Microsoft's Investment in European Languages and Culture to Drive Inclusive AI
In a rapidly digitalizing world, few missions resonate as profoundly as preserving culture, fostering inclusion, and bridging linguistic divides. Microsoft's recent investment in European languages...
CISPE vs Microsoft: Europe's Battle for Cloud Sovereignty and Digital Innovation
Europe’s ambitions to assert greater control over its digital landscape have sparked a transformative debate around cloud sovereignty, fair competition, and the future of technological innovation...
Noyb Slams TikTok, AliExpress, and WeChat for Denying EU Data Access Rights
A new chapter in the ongoing debate about global data privacy has unfurled, with Austrian privacy advocacy group None of Your Business (noyb) launching formal GDPR complaints against three tech...