Denmark bans Google Workspace over GDPR non-compliance By Cla | حقوق رسانه

Denmark bans Google Workspace over GDPR non-compliance

By Claudia Glover - Tech Monitor


Denmark's data watchdog is the latest to rule that Google's handling of international data transfers breaches GDPR. It has banned Google’s Workspace productivity suite amid growing fears that the tech giant’s products are not compatible with GDPR. It is the latest European regulator to rule that Google’s international data transfers are in breach of the bloc’s data protection laws in recent months.

The ruling from the Danish Data Protection Agency, Datalisynet, follows a risk assessment of personal data processing by primary schools in the Helsingør municipality, in North Eastern Denmark.

From 3 August, public sector organisations in the region will be banned from using Google Workspace, which includes GMail and the Google Docs suite of apps, as well as its Chromebook laptops. Those who do not comply with the ban could face jail time as a result.

Though the ruling initially applies only in Helsingør, it is likely to be extended across the country to every Danish municipality using Google systems as more investigations are carried out.


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