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I got the same email, and I agree with what you said - I'd really like to know if this is even personally relevant, and if it is, I'd really like to know precisely what information is relevant. I'm in the EU, so I guess I could ask under the GDPR, but I wouldn't even know who to ask, and with such a large organisation, I can only imagine there would be a lot of run-arpund, requiring a lot of follow-ups from me :/

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Well, you can fill out this form: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/concern/privacyrequest-msa

Or you could reach out to Microsoft's Data Protection Officer here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/concern/privacy

I'm not sure if that's the GDPR path, but it's what I came across.

These seem like the kind of top-level links in a large organisation that will lead to nowhere, but I'll at least give them a try, thanks!

Under the GDPR, that Microsoft Data Protection Officer will have 30 days to respond to you. If they don't respond, you can complain to the supervisory authority (in the case of UK that is https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/).

Now, Microsoft does not necessarily have to tell you exactly what of your data was leaked. They probably do not know! In this case, they may just respond to your request with all of the personal data they hold.

The law just says that they have to notify you of the "nature of the personal data breach as well as recommendations for the natural person concerned to mitigate potential adverse effects".

Do you think the ICO will do anything? Usually their answer seems to be "well we told the company about your case, and they said they wouldn't do it again, so everything is fine now; you're welcome!".

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