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Re:Google Chromebook outlawed in Danish public schools by staticassertion on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:16PM (#32112286)
Even with Google Translate I can't read it because it's paywalled. But the first paragraph reads something like:

"The Data Protection Authority has banned the use of Workspace - the applications on the Chromebook - because students' data may be disclosed to US authorities"

Wouldn't that be the case with all US hosted services?

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Re:Google Chromebook outlawed in Danish public schools by delusional on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:24PM (#32112365)
Yes, and thats what makes the decision very notable. The article touches on the implications, but Politiken is not a technical news media so nothing in depth.
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Re:Google Chromebook outlawed in Danish public schools by luplex on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:27PM (#32112411)
as far as I understand, the US government does not protect the rights of EU citizens, so US-hosted services are not GDPR compliant. There was a special agreement to keep them legal, "privacy shield", which was taken down by EU Courts because of US government overreach. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%E2%80%93US_Privacy_Shield#L...
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