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Microsoft adds EU in-country data storage toggle to Microsoft 365 admin centre

Microsoft added a Microsoft 365 admin centre setting letting tenants in France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland keep core-service data in-country. It is off by default; from 14 December 2026 data may instead move within the wider EU boundary.

Verified AI-drafted Microsoft Learn, "Overview of Product Terms Data Residency", 14 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that any tenant has left the setting off, or that any customer data has actually moved to a new EU location.

How this item counts. Towards dependence: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight -9 of 36 possible. Reidar 2026-09-28: off by default, Microsoft's in-country storage commitment for FR, DE, NO, SE and CH tenants lapses on 14 Dec 2026; where the data sits moves toward dependence, the law answer does not change. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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