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skygold16
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2 years ago
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custom visual data sent out side

Hi All,   Recently, I discovered that the Map visual in Power BI can send the data out side your geographical location to get the right cordinates for the maps.  "The Power BI service and Power ...
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lbendlin
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2 years ago
what happend if any user use any sensitive information in the any of the above field, would that be sent out too?

That is not a hypothetical question. That data IS sent out too. This is the main reason why the use of these map visuals can be restricted by your tenant admin.

 

Certified visuals do not process your data at a third party site. So these are safe to use.

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skygold16
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2 years ago

Thanks for the reply lbendlin .

 

When you say, "certfied visuals do not process your data", do you mean that using certified visual will not send any data outside my org? Do you know any documentation that I can refer too? I am fighting my battle with few internal teams and I want o keep my cyber team happy too. 🙂 Any reference will be much appreciated.