Microsoft Putting Servers In Germany To Keep User Data Away From US Intelligence (techcrunch.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Ever since the Snowden leaks, people and businesses in foreign countries have been wary about hosting sensitive data on U.S. soil for fear intelligence agencies would be able to comb through it at their leisure. Microsoft has announced a plan to combat those worries, saying they will host infrastructure for Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics CRM at data centers in Germany. In addition, the data centers themselves will not be run by Microsoft, but by a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, which eliminates more legal avenues for U.S. agencies to access the data stored there. "The two data centers will be based in Magdeburg and Frankfurt am Main, with Microsoft stressing this 'data trustee' model means it will not have any access to customer data without the consent of the trustee, and that it cannot therefore be compelled — 'even by a third party' — to hand over customer data."

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From one Lion's Den into another

[Anonymous Coward]

This just in... German authorities access data on behalf of USA in accordance with intel sharing agreements.

Re:From one Lion's Den into another

[EmagGeek]

Don't pay much attention to the news, do you?

https://www.rt.com/news/256729...

Re:Very conveniently situated...

[Shatrat]

'Excellent connectivity' is an understatement. Frankfurt is the largest internet exchange in the world by bandwidth.
https://www.peeringdb.com/priv...
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