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The physical location of the data doesn't matter. US employees can access any datacenter remotely around the world, so I often wonder why this topic comes up at
by thu2111 7y ago
The physical location of the data doesn't matter. US employees can access any datacenter remotely around the world, so I often wonder why this topic comes up at all.
For a while playing games with physical location was a neat legal hack in the US specifically, but the USG closed that loophole a few years back if I recall correctly and can now force US firms to give up data even if it's in a foreign datacenter.
- toyg 7y agoUS employees accessing EU data held in the EU in manners that contravene EU laws, would be breaking the law and would expose their company to prosecution in EU courts. The issue is not about technical feasibility, it’s about exposure to legal repercussions. You can argue that respecting EU laws might expose you to prosecution in US and vice-versa, and that’s absolutely true. International law is messy.