| ▲ | kisamoto 4 hours ago | |
Does this still apply if there are separate legal entities for US & EU operations? Take Hetzner as an example. They have a separate US company to deal with their US data center. Would their EU servers be vulnerable to the CLOUD Act? | ||
| ▲ | kvemkon 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> Take Hetzner as an example. Similar happened already with OVH Canada vs France. > In an affidavit, Xavier Barriere, corporate counsel at OVH in Paris, describes the dramatic situation: If the important proponent of European data sovereignty were to comply with the Canadian order, those responsible in France would be committing a criminal offense. They face up to six months in prison and fines of up to 90,000 euros per violation. However, if OVH ignores the Canadian court, it faces contempt of court proceedings in Ontario, which can also lead to severe sanctions. https://www.heise.de/en/news/Canadian-Court-OVHcloud-from-Fr... And one comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46060903 | ||
| ▲ | jacquesm 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Well, for sure they can pressure them but I highly doubt Hetzner would break the law in Europe to satisfy the US government, they are a lot more to lose here than there. I realize that that is not proof. | ||