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That’s why Microsoft can't guarantee data sovereignty https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45061153 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45061153

• somenameforme 1y ago
  He obviously meant encrypting before uploading. At that point it doesn't matter who's holding your data or what they try to do with it.
  • marcoglauser 1y ago
    It still matters who holds your data. Yes they can't read it, but they can hold it ransom. What if the US decides it wants to leverage the backups in tariff negotiations or similar? Not saying this would happen, but as a state level actor, you have to prepare for these eventualities.
    • somenameforme 1y ago
      That's why you backup to numerous places and in numerous geopolitical blocs. Single points of failure are always a bad idea. You have to create increasingly absurd scenarios for there to be a problem.
      • dijit 1y ago
        or… hear me out… you obviate the need for complex solutions like that by simply having a second site.