EU Parliament blocks new Outlook apps over privacy concerns

Access to Microsoft’s new Outlook apps has been blocked for members of the European Parliament because of “serious security issues.”

Microsoft launched new Outlook apps for iOS and Android just over a week ago. The new apps are basically a rebranded version of a mail app made by Acompli, a company Microsoft bought in December for a reported US$200 million.

Access to the apps though was blocked on Friday by the Parliament’s IT department, DG ITEC, in order to protect the confidentiality and privacy of its users, according to an email seen by the IDG News Service.

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