The Swiss privacy regulator Privatim has taken steps to ban Microsoft, Amazon, and Google's American cloud services for government agencies. Data storage

The Swiss privacy regulator Privatim has taken steps to ban Microsoft, Amazon, and Google’s American cloud services for government agencies. Data storage within Switzerland offers no protection against American laws, Privatim argues.

  • FreeBooteR69@lemmy.caEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    They aren’t the only ones:

    Canada’s Approach to Cloud Services in the Public Sector Proposed Ban on American Cloud Services

    The Canadian government is considering a ban on American cloud services for public sector use. This move is part of a broader strategy to enhance data sovereignty and protect sensitive information from foreign access. The intention is to ensure that Canadian data remains under Canadian control, especially in light of concerns regarding the U.S. CLOUD Act, which allows U.S. authorities to access data stored by American companies, even if that data is located in Canada. Implications of the Ban

    Data Sovereignty: The ban aims to strengthen Canada's data sovereignty by ensuring that sensitive government data is not subject to U.S. laws.

Economic Impact: This decision could impact the relationship between Canadian and American tech companies, potentially limiting options for public sector cloud services.

Infrastructure Development: Canada may need to invest in developing its own cloud infrastructure or partner with non-American companies to meet public sector needs.

    Current Status

    As of now, discussions are ongoing, and the government is evaluating the legal, operational, and technical implications of such a ban. The definition of “sovereignty” in this context is still being refined, and the government is considering how to balance security with the need for effective cloud services.

    • anguo@piefed.caEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      The Canadian public institution I work at has been diving deeper and deeper into the Microsoft soup in the past few years. Getting out of there would take a considerable amount of work.

    • deeferg@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      13 hours ago

      There was some word lately that Canada is going with a local “Cohear” or “Cohere” to create their sovereign cloud infrastructure. It’ll be interesting to see it go ahead, seems to be part of what the government is looking to help finance. Here’s hoping the government is smart enough to get a %age of the profits too and double dip on the economy boost.