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US cloud ‘kill switch’ is as dangerous as ransomware, European businesses fear

DataBreaches.net · · International · Data Breaches

Emma Woollacott reports: European firms are more concerned about a potential US government-imposed ‘kill switch’ for cloud services than almost anything else. In a survey of 1,500 businesses in the UK, France, and Germany, Proton found that with many having built their operations around a small number of US-based providers, they’re worried that access to those platforms could be... Source

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