CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoShould Europe wean itself off US tech?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down11cross-posted to: buyeuropean@feddit.uk
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkShould Europe wean itself off US tech?www.bbc.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: buyeuropean@feddit.uk
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months 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-up1·2 months 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.