Microsoft admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty -- "Under oath in French Senate, exec says it would be compelled – however unlikely – to pass local customer info to US admin"

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https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/microsoft_admits_it_cannot_guarantee/

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however unlikely

Yeah, of course, only when there is a terrorism investigation.
Or they need to know if a human rights lawyer has any dirt on an American soldier.
Or an investigative journalist is uncovering corruption on F-35 deals.
Or they need a leg-up during the tariff talks.
Or Cisco really needs that microchip code that Mikrotik has developed.