Nick @ The Linux ExperimentFrench authorities declare the use of Microsoft Office and Google Docs illegal in schools and education markets, as they don’t follow GDPR and might disturb later competition by making students used to these proprietary solutions.
Looks like it only applies to Office365 online and Google docs, not the installed MS Office suite. The fact that these companies are US based means there is no guarantee that student’s data isn’t accessed by the US government, which seems to be the main issue.
James Hammond@thelinuxEXP This is interesting; because I work for a US Tech Company using 365 on UK Government Contracts. I have had to had my data (Mailbox etc) geolocated to a UK Datacentre & that seems to be enough security wise even though there is the Patriot act that would allow the US government access?
Alan@flexsite @thelinuxEXP they’re both part of five eyes anyway, so the data centre location is probably performative security
@titchyAlan @thelinuxEXP that makes sense. Thank you 👍