Sebastian Klovig Skelton schreibt in »Microsoft hides key data flow information in plain sight« für computerweekly.com All in all, an analysis of Microsoft’s distributed documentation – conducted by independent security consultant Owen Sayers and shared with Computer Weekly – suggests that Microsoft personnel or contractors can remotely access the data from 105 different countries, using 148 different sub-processors. ...
Stefan Krempl schreibt in »Google Cloud ermöglicht kostenlosen Wechsel zu anderen Anbietern in der EU« für heise.de Google Cloud hat am Mittwoch den Dienst Data Transfer Essentials für Kunden in der EU und Großbritannien eingeführt. Damit können Kunden ihre Daten kostenlos aus der Cloud des US-Konzerns zu anderen Anbietern übertragen. Die neuen Grundlagen für Datentransfers gelten als Reaktion auf den EU Data Act, der Interoperabilität und Wahlfreiheit fördern soll. Obwohl die Verordnung es Cloud-Anbietern erlaubt, Kosten für solche Übertragungen an ihre Kunden weiterzugeben, verzichtet Google darauf. ...
Auch die T-Systems hat Souveränität als USP erkannt und ernennt erste Chief Sovereignty Officer.
Marion Fourcade schreibt in »The sovereign individual and the paradox of the digital age« für aeon.co The weakening of these conventional structures and the ability to individualise political messaging also produces highly personalised forms of social domination. Populist leaders thrive on perceptions that they have a direct connection to the public – even though this connection is often attended to by an entire ecosystem, a carefully constructed ‘propaganda feedback loop’. Owners of social media can even force this connection onto users via self-serving algorithmic manipulation, as Elon Musk and Donald Trump have both reportedly done on their respective platforms. Intoxicated by the ideal figure of the ‘sovereign individual’ unconstrained by national borders, social norms or the law, a small cadre of ultra-wealthy men have been able to reclaim control over the state and traditional elites through a direct appeal to the masses and to market freedom. Pushing the logic of sovereign individuality to its logical extreme, some are busy trying to carve out independent territories for themselves, complete with their own rules and possibly their own currencies. Others invest in revolutionising existing institutions from within. Until he withdrew from his government role, Musk hoped to oversee a radical remaking of the state as a centralised and largely automated computing infrastructure. Trump made himself into a digital token, offering his own status and reputation as an investment opportunity to enthusiastic followers and anyone striving for access, while his sons leveraged their father’s position to build (or attempt to build) a cryptocurrency empire. ...
Alexander Rudolph schreibt in »Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty« für digitaljournal.com Does this affect the federal government and military? Yes. It appears that it does not matter if the target is an individual, organization, or government. As long as the legal request is considered valid in the United States, the target or location of the data does not matter. ...