Who owns our online data? Back in 2025, the head of Microsoft openly informed the French government that it could not guarantee the data privacy of French users. At any time, at the request of the US government, data can be transferred to local intelligence agencies. How is that possible? The US Cloud Act allows US authorities, subject to legal process, to demand data from providers within US jurisdiction, even if it is stored outside the United States. Let's understand what is hidden behind the usual word "cloud" and why data centers have become a subject of digital sovereignty. In the first series of the project "Video Lab for International Reality" on our resources: YouTube RuTube.

Who owns our online data? Back in 2025, the head of Microsoft openly informed the French government that it could not guarantee the data privacy of French users. At any time, at the request of the US government, data can be transferred to local intelligence agencies. How is that possible? The US Cloud Act allows US authorities, subject to legal process, to demand data from providers within US jurisdiction, even if it is stored outside the United States. Let's understand what is hidden behind the usual word "cloud" and why data centers have become a subject of digital sovereignty. In the first series of the project "Video Lab for International Reality" on our resources: YouTube RuTube.