devopscatsJul 19, 2025

You have been warned yet again, the US cannot be trusted...

Microsoft, under oath, admits the possibility that EU‑hosted data can be accessed by US agencies without any notifications

In sworn French‑Senate testimony, Microsoft’s legal chief for France(M. Anton Carniaux) conceded he cannot guarantee that data on French citizens stored wholly in EU Microsoft datacenters is safe from U.S. silent access and acknowledged that French or any EU authorities might not even be notified if access occurs.

Delivered under oath, this statement is an official legal recognition of the silent‑access risk inherent in relying on Microsoft’s infrastructure.

https://www-senat-fr.translate.goog/compte-rendu-commissions/20250609/ce_commande_publique.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

CE Commande publique : compte rendu de la semaine du 9 juin 2025

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Show threadS T E L L A R  Jul 19, 2025
@devopscats in french IT we are aware of this since more than 2 years, and we are working to migrate away from microsoft towards self-hosted solutions for emails, cloud and tools. and now lawyers are forbitten of using microsoft/google email addresses.
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@Stellar most of us have suspected this in Australia ever since we became a member of the five eyes, but having it said out aloud shows we were not paranoid after all
Jul 19, 2025 at 2:45pmWeb