Swiss Data Protection Authorities Restrict Federal Use of Major Cloud Services
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Summary
Swiss data protection authorities have issued a resolution that effectively bans federal authorities from using major international cloud services like AWS, Google, and Microsoft for handling sensitive or legally confidential personal data. The Conference of Swiss Data Protection Officers (Privatim) has severely restricted the use of these hyperscalers as comprehensive SaaS solutions, meaning authorities will likely only be able to use applications like Microsoft 365 in limited circumstances. This represents a significant restriction on cloud adoption by Swiss government agencies due to data protection concerns.
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At its core, the resolution from Monday amounts to a de facto ban on the use of these services as comprehensive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions whenever particularly sensitive or legally confidential personal data is involved.
For the most part, authorities will likely only be able to use applications like the widespread Microsoft 365 as o
According to the Data Protection Conference, federal offices may only use US hyperscalers like AWS, Google, or Microsoft to a limited extent.
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