CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agoShould Europe wean itself off US tech?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down10
arrow-up1155arrow-down1external-linkShould Europe wean itself off US tech?www.bbc.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 month agoBut they are a US company and US law can subpoena EU data without EU gov authorisation, so the fact their DC’s are in the EU is basically irrelevant. Should the EU use Russian or Chinese DC’s based in the EU?
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoit’s required by law that they disclose that in their SLA, which means that when governments question it they at least say that they’re making exceptions. apparently that’s good enough, but it probably doesn’t stand up to an independent audit.
But they are a US company and US law can subpoena EU data without EU gov authorisation, so the fact their DC’s are in the EU is basically irrelevant.
Should the EU use Russian or Chinese DC’s based in the EU?
it’s required by law that they disclose that in their SLA, which means that when governments question it they at least say that they’re making exceptions. apparently that’s good enough, but it probably doesn’t stand up to an independent audit.