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Microsoft exec admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty (www.theregister.com)
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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

The article makes it pretty clear that this is due to a 2018 law called The Cloud Act. I'm sure the US could have tightened the thumbscrews and gotten the information illegally before then, but that's going to be true of every country. No reason to think you can trust any government.