Hamburg regulator warns government against using Zoom

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Hamburg regulator warns government against using Zoom
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Hamburg regulator warns government against using Zoom

The privacy watchdog says Zoom's software violates the GDPR

The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) has formally warned the city's Senate Chancellery against using the on-demand version of Zoom's videoconferencing s...

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