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> US laws, including the Cloud Act, have created concerns across the market that American authorities could seek access to customer data. The CLOUD Act is beco
by vrganj 2mo ago
> US laws, including the Cloud Act, have created concerns across the market that American authorities could seek access to customer data.
The CLOUD Act is becoming a bigger and bigger deal here in Europe. It definitely kills deals.
- leonidasrup 2mo ago"Is the CLOUD Act only applicable to U.S. cloud service providers?" "No. The CLOUD Act applies to all electronic communication service or remote computing service providers that operate or have a legal presence in the U.S. For example, the CLOUD Act is also applicable to a cloud service provider that is headquartered in the EU and has operations in the United State" https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/cloud-act/ https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/cloud-act/
- buildfocus 2mo agoSeems intentionally misleading. While I agree exposure to US surveillance in non-US providers likely isn't zero, it's significantly harder for the US to do this internationally for legal, practical & political reasons. AWS is not a neutral voice on their competitor's limitations.
- 1718627440 2mo ago> also applicable to a cloud service provider that is headquartered in the EU and has operations in the United State(sic) As if any company isn't going to create a subsidiary for that.
- bananzamba 2mo agoThe difference is with European data stored by American companies