Microsoft admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty

Microsoft France told the French Senate it cannot guarantee data sovereignty for EU customers if compelled by the U.S. CLOUD Act, even as it emphasizes resistance to unfounded requests; AWS countered with details on the Act’s legal constraints and due process, and OVH described structuring its U.S. unit separately to limit extraterritorial exposure. The piece underscores persistent European concerns over U.S. access to cloud data and the growing drive toward sovereign cloud strategies.