EU Sovereignty: Data Replication Concerns

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The concept of EU Sovereignty refers to keeping data within the EU for EU citizens, but AWS' eu-west-1 zone, based in Ireland, was found to replicate data globally due to its global services.

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Let's talk about EU Sovereignty (2025)

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