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🔒 Technology & Data Protection
  • Regarding data protection, the central difference is not only GDPR compliance, but also system architecture: Edumaps is a specialized European school platform; OneNote is part of a large Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
  • Metric / FunctionEdumapsOneNote
    Provider / platform logicEdumaps, specialized in school and teachingMicrosoft 365 / OneNote / Teams ecosystem
    Server / data locationGermanyDepends on Microsoft 365 tenant and contract
    GDPR compliance✔️ Yes (VIDIS approved)Depends on Microsoft 365 contract, tenant configuration, and school / authority
    External dependencies when loadingNo external domains according to previous comparison approachMicrosoft cloud services / Microsoft account / OneDrive / Teams
    Operation without large Office ecosystem✔️ YesOnly limited usefulness
    School SSO / VIDIS / state licenses✔️ Yes, depending on instance and contractMicrosoft SSO / Entra ID, not school-platform-neutral
    Public links and school sharing profiles✔️ YesPossible, but often regulated by organization
    Data portability for Edumaps content✔️ JSON / HTML / PDF / MoodleOneNote export depends on version and storage location
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