Rats in the Ceiling: Gmail in the Cabinet, Microsoft Products and Digital Sovereignty in the FSM (Part 1)

Digital sovereignty is real in Europe. The UK? Not so much

OPINION Sick of relying on proprietary programs and American software giants and hyperclouds? Join the digital sovereignty revolution. It really is the smart thing to do. Honestly, with Donald Trump calling the shots, who knows what he'll do next? Demand that American companies stop providing services to European companies unless Denmark surrenders Greenland? Order Microsoft to disable Windows 11 unless the International Criminal Court is disman…

Rats in the ceiling: Gmail in the Cabinet, Microsoft products and digital sovereignty in the FSM (Part 1)

A long-time but now former employee of the FSM Cyber Security & Intelligence Bureau, Stephen holds the view that by using Microsoft 365 across the FSM government, and given that the 2018 U.S. Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, or CLOUD Act, compels U.S.-based providers to grant U.S. agencies access to data stored on their platforms, the FSM is contravening Article IV Section 5 of the FSM Constitution.