Digital sovereignty: Zoom defends its position in Europe
Following debates in many European countries and in Brussels, the focus is now on the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), proposed by the Commission on 3 June. The text aims, in particular, to at least triple European data centre capacity within five to seven years, whilst introducing four levels of sovereignty safeguards for services intended for the public sector, depending on the risks identified. The… requirements range from data localisation within the EU to conditions regarding European oversight and independence from third countries. The draft text is currently under discussion in the European Parliament and the Council, and international companies fear that they may adopt a stricter approach than that of the Commission, which no doubt explains, at least in part, why Zoom has placed such a strong emphasis…