Germany: Data Protection Commission opinion specifying criteria for sovereign clouds
Progress
Current status
adopted
11 May 2023 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Published Data Protection Commission opinion specifying criteria for sovereign clouds
On 11 May 2023, the German Data Protection Commission (DSK) published an opinion on the criteria for sovereign clouds. According to the DSK, the term "sovereign cloud" cannot be found in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) but is used i…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority