New blogpost:

"Musings on 'digital sovereignty'"

I wanted to jot down some of my thoughts, before I forgot them.

The more I think about it, the less clear the whole thing seems...

https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/03/musings-on-digital-sovereignty/

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Musings on 'digital sovereignty'

Some initial, probably flawed, thoughts on the notion of digital sovereignty

@neil your blog is mostly about individuals but I've only really heard 'digital sovereignty' in the context of states, e.g. "France" or "The EU". It makes a lot more sense in that context. We are, to some extent, dependent on US law (and executive power) when we depend on US technology. Our government gives up some degree of sovereignty when it hands govt IT contracts to Microsoft or Palantir, because some element of US law and executive power extends beyond its borders.
@neil for the individual I think "sovereignty" in the narrow definition you make at the start is entirely sufficient.