Can the Cloud Be Sovereign?
Microsoft’s 2025 Testimony, UK Legal Gaps, and the Fight for Digital Control
On June 10, 2025, before the French Senate, Microsoft’s Director of Public and Legal Affairs for France admitted under oath that they could not guarantee data held in European data centers—including those serving UK citizens and businesses—would be immune to secret US government access. This story, little reported in broad media but widely discussed in …
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