EU plan discriminates against US cloud vendors, say lobbyists

Requirement to have global HQ in the EU could limit US activities

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EU cybersecurity agency's plan to exclude non-EU cloud vendors is discriminatory, report warns
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EU cybersecurity agency's plan to exclude non-EU cloud vendors is discriminatory, report warns

A new report commissioned by a tech lobbying group has warned that the proposed immunity requirements of a new Cloud Certification Scheme discriminate against non-EU vendors.

The ECIPE report, commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), argues that the proposed immunity requirements could not only result in retaliatory action, but pose a...

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