the CISPE board<\/a>. Anexia is a large Austrian cloud provider from Klagenfurt. Windbichler has already attracted attention with his sharp criticism of seemingly overpowering tech giants such as Broadcom. He links his new role with an urgent message: \u201cWe must pursue the goal of European digital sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Blackout: \u201cDon’t underestimate the importance\u201d<\/h2>\n
However, the EU is currently a long way from this, and dependence on dominant software manufacturers such as Microsoft is increasing. For example, Anexia is not allowed to offer programs such as \u201cMS Teams\u201d in the cloud, and certain mail programs are only available at the technical level of ten years ago. \u201cBut if I use a US cloud, I am giving the American authorities access to my data,\u201d says Windbichler. The US government’s \u201cCloud Act\u201d makes this clear.<\/p>\n
And even if there is currently nothing to suggest this, Windbichler warns that a US President Donald Trump could decree the shutdown of the cloud in Europe. \u201cThen we would have a de facto digital blackout.\u201d This is exactly what happened to the aggressor Russia: \u201cWe must not underestimate the importance of the cloud. Our entire infrastructure depends on it. A digital blackout would be worse than an electricity blackout,\u201d explains Windbichler.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe economy depends on data\u201d<\/h2>\n
Because without data and digital infrastructure, a company is effectively shut down. \u201cData are the core processes of companies, the physical real economy also depends on data. And in the worst-case scenario, you would have no legal recourse.\u201d This is because data centers – Anexia itself operates around 100 worldwide – are like embassies: \u201cThe data center of a US provider is effectively the territory of the USA, which the US authorities can access.<\/p>\n
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Here you can find the Germann version of the article:<\/strong> Kleine Zeitung<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Market-dominating software from the USA threatens Europe’s digital sovereignty, warns Anexia founder Alexander Windbichler. The danger should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":8955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2691,2737],"tags":[2638,1909,2673,2671,2669],"yoast_head":"\n
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