{"id":9322,"date":"2025-03-12T10:43:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eperi.com\/?p=9322"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:29:06","slug":"data-protection-authorities-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eperi.com\/en\/blog-en\/data-protection-authorities-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway and Denmark warn of US clouds: when will Germany follow?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9322\" class=\"elementor elementor-9322 elementor-9321\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936024a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"936024a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf883d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tertiaryStage\" data-id=\"bf883d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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The Norwegian data protection authority (Datatilsynet) recently issued a clear recommendation: <strong>Companies should prepare a strategy on how to deal with American cloud services if data transfer to the USA is suddenly no longer permitted.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The warning from Norway comes as no surprise. A few weeks ago, the Danish Data Protection Agency (Datatilsynet) issued a similar recommendation. The basic tenor: <strong>companies should not rely on the current adequacy decision - the legal situation is far too uncertain.<\/strong>  <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675e23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-richText\" data-id=\"675e23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"richText.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n        <style>\n            .customBulletList ol {\n                list-style-type: decimal;\n                padding-left: 30px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li {\n                padding-left: 5px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul {\n                list-style: none;\n                padding-left: 0;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li {\n                display: flex;\n                align-items: start;\n                gap: 30px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li .listIcon {\n                width: 24px;\n                height: 24px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li svg {\n                width: 24px !important;\n                fill: #00B4B4;\n                margin-top: 0px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li .listIcon {\n                display: none !important\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList li a {\n                display: inline-flex !important;\n                text-decoration: underline !important;\n                color: #00B4B4;\n            }\n\n            .richText a {\n                color: #00B4B4;\n                text-decoration: underline;\n            }\n\n            .richText p {\n                margin: 0;\n                margin-bottom: 20px;\n            }\n\n            .richText p:last-child {\n                margin-bottom: 0 !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <div class=\"richText customBulletList copy_medium text-color\"><h2>What is behind the warnings?<br><br><\/h2>\n<p>Both Norway and Denmark see a central problem: <strong>European companies that are too closely tied to US cloud services are faced with a shambles if the legal basis suddenly ceases to apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the transfer of data to the USA is abruptly stopped by a court order or regulatory decision, many companies have no alternatives. Contracts, data flows and work processes are up in the air. The consequences range from business interruptions and fines to massive reputational damage.  <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d9ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-richText\" data-id=\"08d9ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"richText.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n        <style>\n            .customBulletList ol {\n                list-style-type: decimal;\n                padding-left: 30px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li {\n                padding-left: 5px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul {\n                list-style: none;\n                padding-left: 0;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li {\n                display: flex;\n                align-items: start;\n                gap: 30px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li .listIcon {\n                width: 24px;\n                height: 24px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li svg {\n                width: 24px !important;\n                fill: #00B4B4;\n                margin-top: 0px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li .listIcon {\n                display: none !important\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList li a {\n                display: inline-flex !important;\n                text-decoration: underline !important;\n                color: #00B4B4;\n            }\n\n            .richText a {\n                color: #00B4B4;\n                text-decoration: underline;\n            }\n\n            .richText p {\n                margin: 0;\n                margin-bottom: 20px;\n            }\n\n            .richText p:last-child {\n                margin-bottom: 0 !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <div class=\"richText customBulletList copy_medium text-color\"><h2>Will Germany follow suit?<\/h2>\n<p><br>It is very likely that the German data protection authorities (above all the Conference of Independent Federal and State Data Protection Supervisory Authorities - DSK) will also adopt this approach. In the past, German supervisory authorities have often closely followed the assessments of their European partners. <\/p>\n<p>There have long been clear signals that German companies should not rely on long-term legal certainty when using US cloud services. In the past, German data protection authorities have repeatedly emphasized that the protection of personal data has top priority - even if this is inconvenient for companies. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149098f elementor-widget elementor-widget-richText\" data-id=\"149098f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"richText.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n        <style>\n            .customBulletList ol {\n                list-style-type: decimal;\n                padding-left: 30px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li {\n                padding-left: 5px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul {\n                list-style: none;\n                padding-left: 0;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li {\n                display: flex;\n                align-items: start;\n                gap: 30px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li .listIcon {\n                width: 24px;\n                height: 24px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li svg {\n                width: 24px !important;\n                fill: #00B4B4;\n                margin-top: 0px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li .listIcon {\n                display: none !important\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList li a {\n                display: inline-flex !important;\n                text-decoration: underline !important;\n                color: #00B4B4;\n            }\n\n            .richText a {\n                color: #00B4B4;\n                text-decoration: underline;\n            }\n\n            .richText p {\n                margin: 0;\n                margin-bottom: 20px;\n            }\n\n            .richText p:last-child {\n                margin-bottom: 0 !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <div class=\"richText customBulletList copy_medium text-color\"><h2>What would that mean for German companies?<\/h2>\n<p><br>If Germany were to issue an official warning or formulate clear recommendations for action, as in Norway and Denmark, many companies would also have to act very quickly. The consequences would be serious: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"uuid-5c1f5060-c79f-455b-951c-fdfba722c0a4\" data-name=\"Ebene 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\"><defs><style>      .uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1 {        stroke-width: 0px;      }    <\/style><\/defs><path class=\"uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1\" d=\"m17.15,8.14h-7.29s0-7.29,0-7.29c0-.22-.09-.44-.26-.6-.16-.16-.38-.25-.6-.25h0c-.23,0-.45.09-.61.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61v7.29H.86c-.23,0-.44.09-.6.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61,0,.23.09.44.25.6.16.16.38.25.61.25h7.29s0,7.29,0,7.29c0,.47.38.85.86.85.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.6v-7.29s7.29,0,7.29,0c.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.61c0-.47-.38-.85-.85-.85Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>Immediate reassessment of existing contracts with US cloud providers<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"uuid-5c1f5060-c79f-455b-951c-fdfba722c0a4\" data-name=\"Ebene 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\"><defs><style>      .uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1 {        stroke-width: 0px;      }    <\/style><\/defs><path class=\"uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1\" d=\"m17.15,8.14h-7.29s0-7.29,0-7.29c0-.22-.09-.44-.26-.6-.16-.16-.38-.25-.6-.25h0c-.23,0-.45.09-.61.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61v7.29H.86c-.23,0-.44.09-.6.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61,0,.23.09.44.25.6.16.16.38.25.61.25h7.29s0,7.29,0,7.29c0,.47.38.85.86.85.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.6v-7.29s7.29,0,7.29,0c.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.61c0-.47-.38-.85-.85-.85Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>Risk assessments for all data flows to the USA<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"uuid-5c1f5060-c79f-455b-951c-fdfba722c0a4\" data-name=\"Ebene 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\"><defs><style>      .uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1 {        stroke-width: 0px;      }    <\/style><\/defs><path class=\"uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1\" d=\"m17.15,8.14h-7.29s0-7.29,0-7.29c0-.22-.09-.44-.26-.6-.16-.16-.38-.25-.6-.25h0c-.23,0-.45.09-.61.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61v7.29H.86c-.23,0-.44.09-.6.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61,0,.23.09.44.25.6.16.16.38.25.61.25h7.29s0,7.29,0,7.29c0,.47.38.85.86.85.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.6v-7.29s7.29,0,7.29,0c.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.61c0-.47-.38-.85-.85-.85Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>Creation and implementation of plans to ensure data security<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"uuid-5c1f5060-c79f-455b-951c-fdfba722c0a4\" data-name=\"Ebene 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\"><defs><style>      .uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1 {        stroke-width: 0px;      }    <\/style><\/defs><path class=\"uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1\" d=\"m17.15,8.14h-7.29s0-7.29,0-7.29c0-.22-.09-.44-.26-.6-.16-.16-.38-.25-.6-.25h0c-.23,0-.45.09-.61.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61v7.29H.86c-.23,0-.44.09-.6.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61,0,.23.09.44.25.6.16.16.38.25.61.25h7.29s0,7.29,0,7.29c0,.47.38.85.86.85.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.6v-7.29s7.29,0,7.29,0c.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.61c0-.47-.38-.85-.85-.85Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>High time pressure, as data protection authorities set short deadlines in such cases<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"uuid-5c1f5060-c79f-455b-951c-fdfba722c0a4\" data-name=\"Ebene 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\"><defs><style>      .uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1 {        stroke-width: 0px;      }    <\/style><\/defs><path class=\"uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1\" d=\"m17.15,8.14h-7.29s0-7.29,0-7.29c0-.22-.09-.44-.26-.6-.16-.16-.38-.25-.6-.25h0c-.23,0-.45.09-.61.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61v7.29H.86c-.23,0-.44.09-.6.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61,0,.23.09.44.25.6.16.16.38.25.61.25h7.29s0,7.29,0,7.29c0,.47.38.85.86.85.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.6v-7.29s7.29,0,7.29,0c.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.61c0-.47-.38-.85-.85-.85Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>Strict checks on future cloud projects to ensure that they still meet data protection requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Companies that have deeply integrated their entire IT infrastructure or business-critical processes into US services would be particularly affected. An unprepared discontinuation of the adequacy decision could have a massive impact on operations and compliance. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9bb3c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-richText\" data-id=\"b9bb3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"richText.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n        <style>\n            .customBulletList ol {\n                list-style-type: decimal;\n                padding-left: 30px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li {\n                padding-left: 5px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul {\n                list-style: none;\n                padding-left: 0;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li {\n                display: flex;\n                align-items: start;\n                gap: 30px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li .listIcon {\n                width: 24px;\n                height: 24px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li svg {\n                width: 24px !important;\n                fill: #00B4B4;\n                margin-top: 0px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li .listIcon {\n                display: none !important\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList li a {\n                display: inline-flex !important;\n                text-decoration: underline !important;\n                color: #00B4B4;\n            }\n\n            .richText a {\n                color: #00B4B4;\n                text-decoration: underline;\n            }\n\n            .richText p {\n                margin: 0;\n                margin-bottom: 20px;\n            }\n\n            .richText p:last-child {\n                margin-bottom: 0 !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <div class=\"richText customBulletList copy_medium text-color\"><h2>What should companies do now?<\/h2>\n<p><br>Waiting is not an option. The clear message from Norway and Denmark is: <strong>prepare actively<\/strong>. German companies should take the following steps immediately:  <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div><strong>Carry out a data inventory:<\/strong> Where is which data stored? Which data is stored in US clouds <\/li>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div><strong>Start risk analysis:<\/strong> Which data flows to the US are essential? Are there any European alternatives? <\/li>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div><strong>Develop a data security strategy:<\/strong> Develop concrete plans on how to protect critical data and processes in the short term.<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div><strong>Create true data sovereignty:<\/strong> Use technologies that ensure that sensitive data always remains under your own control, even when using the cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f95504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-richText\" data-id=\"3f95504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"richText.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n        <style>\n            .customBulletList ol {\n                list-style-type: decimal;\n                padding-left: 30px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li {\n                padding-left: 5px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul {\n                list-style: none;\n                padding-left: 0;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li {\n                display: flex;\n                align-items: start;\n                gap: 30px;\n                margin-bottom: 16px;\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li .listIcon {\n                width: 24px;\n                height: 24px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ul li svg {\n                width: 24px !important;\n                fill: #00B4B4;\n                margin-top: 0px;\n\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList ol li .listIcon {\n                display: none !important\n            }\n\n            .customBulletList li a {\n                display: inline-flex !important;\n                text-decoration: underline !important;\n                color: #00B4B4;\n            }\n\n            .richText a {\n                color: #00B4B4;\n                text-decoration: underline;\n            }\n\n            .richText p {\n                margin: 0;\n                margin-bottom: 20px;\n            }\n\n            .richText p:last-child {\n                margin-bottom: 0 !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <div class=\"richText customBulletList copy_medium text-color\"><h2><span data-teams=\"true\">eperi sEcure - the European data security add-on<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><br>With <strong>eperi sEcure<\/strong>, companies encrypt their sensitive data <strong>before it is uploaded to the cloud<\/strong> - regardless of whether it is from US or other providers. The plain text remains exclusively within the company. Even if the data is stored on servers in the USA or in an international cloud, third parties cannot access it.  <\/p>\n<h3>Advantages of eperi sEcure:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"uuid-5c1f5060-c79f-455b-951c-fdfba722c0a4\" data-name=\"Ebene 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\"><defs><style>      .uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1 {        stroke-width: 0px;      }    <\/style><\/defs><path class=\"uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1\" d=\"m17.15,8.14h-7.29s0-7.29,0-7.29c0-.22-.09-.44-.26-.6-.16-.16-.38-.25-.6-.25h0c-.23,0-.45.09-.61.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61v7.29H.86c-.23,0-.44.09-.6.25-.16.16-.25.38-.25.61,0,.23.09.44.25.6.16.16.38.25.61.25h7.29s0,7.29,0,7.29c0,.47.38.85.86.85.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.6v-7.29s7.29,0,7.29,0c.23,0,.44-.09.61-.25s.25-.38.25-.61c0-.47-.38-.85-.85-.85Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>Encryption before the cloud: Your data only leaves your company in encrypted form.<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"listIcon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"uuid-5c1f5060-c79f-455b-951c-fdfba722c0a4\" data-name=\"Ebene 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\"><defs><style>      .uuid-07fe4fd6-62f4-4301-bf52-28d26aeefbf1 {        stroke-width: 0px; 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German companies should not wait until official warnings are issued here too. Those who make themselves independent today and create genuine data sovereignty are prepared for all eventualities.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Act now - request your <a href=\"https:\/\/eperi.com\/en\/request-demo\/\">personal demo<\/a> of eperi sEcure and experience how real European data sovereignty works.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249cff8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"249cff8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6065642d elementor-widget elementor-widget-richText\" data-id=\"6065642d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"richText.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n        <style>\n            .customBulletList ol {\n                list-style-type: decimal;\n                padding-left: 30px;\n            }\n\n            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