The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has said that 22 supervisory authorities across the EEA will launch investigations into the use of cloud-based services by the public sector.
The authority quoted data from EuroStat which found that cloud uptake by enterprises has doubled across the EU in the past 6 years.
It said that the pandemic has driven digital transformation of organisations, with many public sector organisations turning to cloud technology. But the organisation warned that in doing so public bodies at national and EU level may “face difficulties in obtaining Information and Communication Technology products and services that comply with EU data protection rules”.
More than 75 public bodies will be addressed across the EEA, including EU institutions, covering a wide range of sectors, such as health, finance, tax, education, central buyers or providers of IT services.
The authorities will be looking at public bodies' challenges with GDPR compliance when using cloud-based services, including the process and safeguards implemented when acquiring cloud services, challenges related to international transfers, and provisions governing the controller-processor relationship.
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