Digital Sovereignty Becomes An Imparative As the US Reads Dutch Emails
Summary
The piece argues that digital sovereignty is about control and governance, not data residency alone. It explains how US law (CLOUD Act) can compel access to data stored in Europe and why sovereign cloud requires verifiable controls, auditable access, and jurisdictional resilience. It also offers practical actions for public-sector and enterprise IT leaders to separate data residency from true sovereignty and to tighten vendor accountability.