Cloud researcher David Michels overviews two key concerns with European cloud services: the confidentiality of European customer data and the availability of those services. He outlines how U.S. government production orders, under acts like the CLOUD Act or FISA Section 702, can impact data stored in Europe, even when data centers are located within the EU. Additionally, he discuss the "chokepoint effect," where governments might order cloud providers to cease services, and its implications for European customers.
David Michels is a Researcher of Cloud Computing Law at Queen Mary University, and this is part of his keynote at European Sovereign Cloud Day in Brussels, on June 3, 2025.
His full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGUUObjG5-w
Broadcom media kit for Sovereign Cloud Day: https://news.broadcom.com/sovereign-cloud-day-2025-media-kit
