Peter Suhren, Lawyer

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FIRST PRIVACY GmbH

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Microsoft Copilot: Flex Routing – Your Data Is Leaving the EU. By Default.

08.05.2026

Peter Suhren

In April 2026, Microsoft introduced a new feature for Microsoft 365 Copilot: "Flex Routing". The name sounds harmless. The data protection implications are not. What Is Flex Routing? Flex Routing allows Microsoft to reroute Copilot AI requests to data centres [...]

Fines remain discretionary

25.10.2024

Peter Suhren

Does anyone remember 12 September 2019? The GDPR was still new, but the initial excitement had died down and the first practical experiences with the new law had crystallised. Much was unclear, but some things were slowly becoming clearer. On 12 September, [...]