Apple’s iWork platform has been banned from German schools alongside Microsoft Office 365 and Google Docs.

Privacy regulators say that using the cloud-based services “exposes personal information about students and teachers.” They also suggest that the data might be accessed by U.S. authorities.

German schools weren’t actually using iWork apps — but they did rely on Office 365. It is now illegal to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office apps in the classroom.

The Hesse Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HBDI) has ruled that the productivity programs are not compliant with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The primary issue the HBDI has is how these cloud-based solutions send information back to the U.S.

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