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Analysis of sovereign cloud regions reveals vulnerabilities in data control and sovereignty implications for buyers.
A vendor-run sovereign region is not truly sovereign if the operator holds the keys, control plane and staff, because the US CLOUD Act can compel a US-headquartered provider to disclose data wherever it sits. Real sovereignty means one party holds the hardware, keys and perimeter.Originally published at https://mickai.co.uk/articles/is-sovereign-cloud-actually-sovereign-hyperscaler-regions-examined. Mickai is a Sovereign Intelligence Operating System; the Open Audit Record signs every artificial intelligence action before it executes, post-quantum and offline-verifiable. 104 filed UK patent applications, Mickai LTD (Companies House 17166618).
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