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French Senate report finds Microsoft cannot guarantee data sovereignty

A French Senate inquiry commission adopted a report finding Microsoft France cannot guarantee citizens' data is shielded from the US CLOUD Act and FISA. It issued 67 recommendations, including mandating SecNumCloud and moving the Health Data Hub off Azure.

Verified Editor-read Sénat (French Senate), inquiry commission report "L'urgence d'agir pour éviter la sortie de route", 8 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that the government has acted on any of the 67 recommendations, including the proposed Health Data Hub migration.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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