gdpr dpia

The GDPR DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment) is a legal requirement under the General Data Protection Regulation for processing activities that are likely to result in high risk to individuals' rights and freedoms. On WindowsForum, discussions around GDPR DPIA focus on how European public authorities and organizations are using DPIAs to evaluate risks when migrating from US hyperscalers like Microsoft to European cloud providers. Real case migrations, such as Austria's Federal Ministry moving to Nextcloud and the International Criminal Court replacing Microsoft with open-source alternatives, illustrate how DPIAs inform decisions about digital sovereignty and compliance with GDPR obligations. These threads highlight the operational and legal risks assessed through DPIAs, including CLOUD Act concerns, and the pragmatic strategies emerging across Europe.