Comment on Microsoft getting nervous about Europe's tech independence
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThey have to give s shit, because they are ultimately responsible for the handling (and abuse, if it comes to that) of the data, and as European companies they are in easy reach of the European law.
Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
Nah, as long as the actual servers are hosted in Europe, you’re compliant with GDPR and European law. The European company is not liable if the US government violates the EU-US framework.
biofaust@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The Processor is not, but the Controller is still required to guarantee appropriate security for personal data. Appropriate means running a risk assessment and deciding accordingly.
The problem is when in the EU we take as security responsible for healthcare people who handled IAM for Jira tops.
Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
The risk assessment doesn’t require the company to assess the reliability of international diplomatic relationships. Having your data on EU soil (even under the care of a US company) is enough for compliance.
biofaust@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I assure you that is not true. Even in my “mild” domain of marketing analytics, vendors exist that are EU companies with EU storage also run by EU companies or they offer on-premise deployment. And serious companies with users that may signal personal details through behavioral data seek such solutions.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
European data on European servers is fine, as long as American agencies can’t just access data on those (which one cannot rule out with American companies).
Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
There is no requirement for the company to think about that. The majority of GDPR-compliant companies still store on AWS/GCP, just on EU servers.