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Does data locality matter if the servers are controlled by a US company?
by api 10y ago
Does data locality matter if the servers are controlled by a US company?
- Cyph0n 10y agoWell, in theory, US companies could still leak user data out, but the consequences are dire if Canada (or whoever) finds out. On the other hand, if Canadian user data is stored in AWS US East for example, then Canada can do absolutely nothing from a legal standpoint.
- eigenvector 10y agoIf the US government did demand data stored in Canada from a US company in contravention of Canadian law, wouldn't they just include a gag order so the US company can't tell their customer about it? And since the vast majority of the US company's assets and operations are in the US, they wouldn't dare stand up to the US government.
- count 10y agoMicrosoft is fighting for everybody on this one right now. http://www.technology-law-blog.co.uk/2016/07/relief-in-the-cloud-community-as-microsoft-wins-appeal-in-irish-email-server-case.html http://www.technology-law-blog.co.uk/2016/07/relief-in-the-c...