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> “Amazon, Google and Microsoft are really good, but US authorities have the right to see the data stored on non-American citizens. That means that many compani
by cheriot 3y ago
> “Amazon, Google and Microsoft are really good, but US authorities have the right to see the data stored on non-American citizens. That means that many companies and authorities in Europe cannot put sensitive data on the American cloud and instead store it on servers in the cellar,” Åström says.
Isn't this FUD? US authorities can't subpoena data on a server in the EU even if it's owned by a US company
- dontupvoteme 3y agoAnything which passes through cloudflare, AWS, Apple, or any corporation with an HQ in America is part and parcel of the American 3 letter industry
- cheriot 3y agoIf you're worried about the spy agencies, data is safer inside the US that out.
- Gwypaas 3y agoLet me introduce you to the CLOUD act, which multiple times have been ruled to be fundamentally incompatible with GDPR. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act
- kixiQu 3y agoCurious to see whether pessimism about big-$$$ companies getting to shape US law to their will could win versus pessimism about the seemingly inevitable creep of the security state, if Europe actually forces tech companies' hands here... one can kind of imagine it being possible to repeal the CLOUD act if enough lobbyist dollars were spent.