EU weighs restricting use of US cloud platforms to process sensitive gov data
The European Union is contemplating regulations to limit member states' reliance on U.S. cloud service providers for sensitive government data. This consideration arises from concerns over data privacy and trust issues with American companies. Many EU member states currently depend on services from major U.S. firms like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, complicating the potential implementation of such restrictions.
- ▪The EU is considering rules to restrict the use of U.S. cloud providers for sensitive data.
- ▪Concerns over data privacy and trust have prompted this discussion among EU officials.
- ▪Many EU member states are heavily reliant on U.S. cloud services, making it difficult to reduce dependency.
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Home > Legal > EU weighs restricting use of US cloud platforms to process sensitive government dataEU weighs restricting use of US cloud platforms to process sensitive government data Thom Holwerda 2026-05-13 Legal 10 CommentsThe European Union is considering rules that would restrict its member governments’ use of U.S. cloud providers to handle sensitive data, sources familiar with the talks told CNBC. ↫ Kai Nicol-Schwarz at CNBCThe fact that this has only just become a possible reality now, and not decades ago, is beyond me, but better late than never, I suppose. The Americans voted en masse (not voting is a vote for the winner!) for Trump twice, and there’s no indication they won’t vote for such an anti-Europe basket case again.
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