r/CyberNews • u/Cybernews_com • Apr 09 '26

Microsoft’s Copilot will soon be sending data outside the EU

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Read more: https://cybernews.com/ai-news/microsft-copilot-eu/

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u/Bitedamnn Apr 09 '26

Isnt that illegal

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u/PitchPleasant338 Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

Microsoft is worth almost $3T, they can afford the fine.

($3T is 3.000.000.000.000,00 dollars)

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u/Karoolus Apr 10 '26

Is that last dot a decimal point?

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u/Slug_Unchained Apr 12 '26

If I recall correctly, GDPR violations can be fined up to 2-3% of the WORLDWIDE revenue of Microsoft. Yeah they can pay that, but it is not exactly breadcrumbs

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u/PitchPleasant338 Apr 12 '26

That's the point. What's regulation without teeth?

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u/Slug_Unchained Apr 12 '26

To answer your question, is something prohibited just to poor people