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Opinion: US Authorities Have Far-Reaching Access to European Cloud Data

• Rygian 11mo ago
  Not sure what is "opinion" about this fact. Microsoft's legal counsel in France has already testified in front of the French senate that this is the case. https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/microsoft_admits_it_cannot_guarantee/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/microsoft_admits_it_c...
  • doener 11mo ago
    The word in the German original is "Gutachten", so better translation would be "expert opinion."
  • halJordan 11mo ago
    Sorry to necro this, but it's been the case since (at least) 2015 when the DOJ sued MS to access data on an Ireland server https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._United_Stat...
• Artoooooor 11mo ago
  If they can't obey EU law due to some other country law. They shouldn't operate in EU.
  • rurban 11mo ago
    You forgot that US agencies are immune to laws and regulations. It tells that their worst enemy is the ICC (International Criminal Court).
    • az09mugen 11mo ago
      That's why European Cloud should be sovereign and with European products only.