Microsoft could face stiff fine over alleged GDPR violation
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Dutch authorities are considering fining U.S.-based Microsoft Inc. for allegedly violating the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, The Register reported citing sources. Microsoft allegedly gathered private data of 300,000 Dutch government workers from its Office ProPlus applications and stored the information on servers in the United States. Under the GDPR law, Microsoft could be fined tens of millions of dollars under the data privacy legislation.
