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Sean Endicott

Microsoft will now keep European personal cloud data within the EU, but is that a good thing?

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What you need to know

  • Microsoft will now keep all personal cloud data from within EU countries within the European Union.
  • The move is part of Microsoft's growing efforts to comply with EU data protection laws and control where data is stored and can be accessed from.
  • Later this year, Microsoft will keep support data, such as data used for technical support interactions, within the EU as well.
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