微软 Office 365 再次在德国学校被宣布为非法
微软 Office 365

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> 再一次，微软因其 Office 365 的隐私问题而在德国受到抨击！
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最近，我偶然看到 [Tutanota](https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/microsoft-office-365-email-alternative/) 的一篇博文，说微软的 Office 365 再次被宣布在德国学校使用是非法的。


好吧，真让人吃惊！?


上一次发生这种情况还是在 [2019 年](https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-office-365-banned-in-german-schools-over-privacy-fears/)，当时 Office 365 被禁止在德国<ruby> 黑森州 <rt>  Hesse </rt></ruby>的学校使用。


补充说明一下，Office 365 软件包提供了一套完善的专有工具，被全球许多专业人士使用，这就是它受欢迎的原因。


然而，正如德国当局指出的那样，它带来了相当多的隐私问题，这些问题还没有得到解决。


? 因此，德国数据保护会议（DSK、Datenschutzkonferenz）决定禁止在全国的学校使用微软 Office 365。



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### 微软 Office 365 不能在德国学校使用


**一个大胆的举动：** DSK 已经禁止在学校使用微软 Office 365，理由是微软存在各种隐私侵犯的行为。


过去两年一直在进行谈判，以确保其符合欧洲数据保护标准。


然而，事情的结果并不理想。


在 [DSK](https://datenschutzkonferenz-online.de) 的一份声明中，他们提到：



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> 控制者必须能够根据 GDPR 第 5(2) 条履行其责任义务。在使用微软 365 时，根据“数据保护附录”，在这方面仍然会遇到困难，因为微软没有完全披露具体发生了哪些处理操作。
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> 此外，微软没有完全披露哪些处理操作是代表客户进行的，哪些是为自己的目的进行的。
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换句话说，他们觉得微软没有遵守 [GDPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation) 的规定，而且微软一直缺乏透明度。


**与 2019 年那次有什么不同？：** 好吧，在被黑森州的学校取缔后，微软在 2019 年后做了一些改变。


但是，他们只是采用了欧盟委员会的一些标准合同条款，并更新了他们的《产品和服务数据保护 [附录](https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/view/Microsoft-Products-and-Services-Data-Protection-Addendum-DPA)》，几乎只是表面功夫。


**这次又是什么原因造成的？：** 当 DSK 发现使用 Office 365 时，个人数据被发送到美国，使美国当局可以获得这些数据时，他们很不高兴。


他们还发现，如果不将个人数据传输到美国，就无法使用微软 Office 365。


因此，他们也建议私人用户不要使用 Office 365，因为不能信任微软对他们的数据的处理。


Tutanota 的人还指出，许多贸易学校使用 Office 365 来让他们的学生学习办公室工作。现在，他们将不得不使用微软 Office 的本地许可证（在本地部署）来实现同样的目的。


**下一步是什么？** 在最近的一份 [声明](https://news.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-erfuellt-und-uebertrifft-europaeische-datenschutzgesetze/) 中，微软表示，他们不同意 DSK 的做法，并已采取措施，确保他们的 Office 365 产品符合欧洲数据标准，或者经常超过这些标准。


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> 我们还将增加欧盟以外的分包商和微软员工的地点和处理的透明度。
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因此，总结一下。在遵守严格的欧盟数据处理准则方面，微软还有很长的路要走。


我认为德国学校应该改用 Linux，并选择开源的微软 Office 替代品，如 LibreOffice、Calligra、ONLYOFFICE [等等](https://itsfoss.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-microsoft-office/)，以保证他们的数据安全并掌握在正确的人手中。


你怎么看？微软是否在努力保持其在德国的地位？欢迎分享你的想法。




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Recently, I stumbled upon a blog post by [Tutanota](https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/microsoft-office-365-email-alternative/?ref=news.itsfoss.com), stating that Microsoft's Office 365 had once again been declared illegal for use in German schools.

Well, what a surprise! 😬

The last time this happened was in [2019](https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-office-365-banned-in-german-schools-over-privacy-fears/?ref=news.itsfoss.com), when Office 365 was banned from schools in the German state of Hesse.

**If you're curious:** Office 365 package offers a polished set of proprietary tools used by many professionals worldwide, which is why it is popular.

However, it poses quite a few privacy concerns, as noted by German authorities, which have not been addressed yet.

🛑 Hence, the decision was taken by the **German Data Protection Conference (DSK or ***Datenschutzkonferenz***)** to ban the use of Microsoft Office 365 in schools across the country.

## Microsoft Office 365 Cannot be used in German Schools

**A bold move:** The DSK has banned the use of Microsoft Office 365 in schools, citing various privacy violations by Microsoft.

Negotiations had been going on for the past two years to ensure its compliance with European data protection standards.

However, things did not turn out well.

In a statement made by the [DSK](https://datenschutzkonferenz-online.de/?ref=news.itsfoss.com), they mention:

Controllers must be able to meet their accountability obligations pursuant to Art. 5 (2) GDPR at all times. When using Microsoft 365, difficulties can still be expected in this regard on the basis of the "data protection supplement", as Microsoft does not fully disclose which processing operations take place in detail.

In addition, Microsoft does not fully disclose which processing operations are carried out on behalf of the customer or which are carried out for its own purposes.

In other words, they feel that Microsoft has not been complying with the [GDPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation?ref=news.itsfoss.com), and there has been a consistent lack of transparency from Microsoft.

**What is different from 2019?: **Well, after getting banned from the schools of Hesse, Microsoft made a few changes after 2019.

But, they barely scratched the surface by adopting just a few of the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses and updating their '*Products and Services Data Protection Addendum*'.

**What caused this again?:** The DSK was not pleased when they discovered that personal data was being sent to the US when Office 365 was used, making that data accessible to American authorities.

They also discovered that it was impossible to use Microsoft Office 365 without transferring personal data to the USA.

As a result, they also advise private users not to use Office 365 since Microsoft cannot be trusted to handle their data.

The folks at Tutanota also noted that many trade schools use Office 365 to prepare their students for office work. Now, they will have to use on-premise licenses (deployed locally) of Microsoft Office to achieve the same.

**What's Next?: **In a recent [statement](https://news.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-erfuellt-und-uebertrifft-europaeische-datenschutzgesetze/?ref=news.itsfoss.com), Microsoft has said that they do not agree with the DSK and have taken steps to ensure that their Office 365 products either meet the European data standards or often exceed them.

Microsoft mentions:

We take the DSK's call for more transparency to heart. While our transparency standards already exceed those of most other providers in our sector, we are committed to getting even better.

In particular, we will provide further documentation on our customers' data streams and the purposes of processing within the framework of our planned EU data limit in the sense of transparency.

We will also create more transparency about the locations and processing by subcontractors and Microsoft employees outside the EU.

So, to sum things up. Microsoft has a long way to go in ensuring compliance with the strict EU data handling guidelines.

### Related Read 📖

[No More Microsoft! This German State Plans to Switch 25,000 Windows PCs to Linux and LibreOfficeSchleswig-Holstein is the northernmost German state that has planned to switch to open-source solutions in its administration and schools. And, it is not about a couple of systems; as per the report by The Document Foundation, all 25,000 PCs associated with administration and school will be mov…](https://news.itsfoss.com/german-state-foss/)![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2021/11/german-state-switch-linux-libreoffice.jpg)


![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2021/11/german-state-switch-linux-libreoffice.jpg)

I think German schools should switch to Linux and opt for open-source Microsoft Office alternatives such as LibreOffice, Calligra, ONLYOFFICE, and [more](https://itsfoss.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-microsoft-office/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) to keep their data secure and in the right hands.

*💬 What do you think? Is Microsoft struggling to keep its position in Germany? Feel free to share your thoughts.*

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