international data law

The stark admission by a Microsoft executive before the French Senate—that the company “cannot guarantee” European cloud data is immune from U.S. government access, regardless of where it’s stored—has thrust the simmering debate over data sovereignty and the global dominance of hyperscale cloud...

Microsoft’s public acknowledgment that it cannot guarantee the data sovereignty of its European Union (EU) customers against potential demands from the United States government marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over cloud security, digital privacy, and the geopolitical realities of...

On June 10, 2025, Microsoft France's legal director, Anton Carniaux, testified before the French Senate inquiry commission on public procurement and digital sovereignty. When asked if he could guarantee that French citizens' data stored in Microsoft's EU data centers would not be accessed by...

Here’s a summary and analysis of the article from The Register on Microsoft's admission regarding data sovereignty: Key Points What did Microsoft admit? Microsoft says it "cannot guarantee" data sovereignty to customers in France (and by implication, the wider EU) if the US government demands...

In a recent testimony before the French Senate, Anton Carniaux, Legal Director of Microsoft France, acknowledged that Microsoft cannot guarantee that European user data is immune from access by U.S. authorities, even when stored within the European Union. This admission underscores the complex...

At the heart of every modern society lies a fundamental promise: to protect its citizens from harm. While such a principle enjoys near-universal endorsement, the paths nations chart toward realizing this aim diverge dramatically—nowhere more pronounced than in their approaches to technology...

Canada, the land of maple syrup, hockey, and the world’s most coveted cache of health data, now finds itself staring down an unusual gauntlet: protecting the privacy and value of its public health records from potential American ambitions, particularly those emanating from the direction of...