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>Google could build EU data-centers and try to be GDPR compliant That doesn't matter, since US CLOUD Act allows US law enforcement to subpoena data even if the
by KptMarchewa 5y ago
>Google could build EU data-centers and try to be GDPR compliant
That doesn't matter, since US CLOUD Act allows US law enforcement to subpoena data even if they are stored in the EU.
The only "way out" is to use cloud providers that have no presence in US.
- malermeister 5y agoBasically create a new, completely independent EU entity.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoThen what would Google gain from it? The whole point of subsidiaries is that they are not independent and push profits up to mother company.
- malermeister 5y agoYou could most likely set it up so the EU entity pays "licensing fees" or similar to the US entity without any formal ownership or control.