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by grimlck 4250 days ago
Will having servers physically located in Germany really satisfy the privacy concern of German clients given that Amazon is still an American company subject to american laws?
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Amazon operating in Germany is subject to German laws.

Legally, all asses are covered, and for 90% that's all that matters, regulatory compliance.

Germany, unlike Ireland, comes with the added bonus that if privacy protection is violated, shit will hit the fan. But that's all it is, a bonus.

Most assume the NSA can get to the data wherever it is, and those very few genuinely worried about that look for protection in encryption rather than legal jurisdiction.

I think the clients care more about the ability to comply with state issued contracts than the actual privacy.
Most likely: no

But better latency is something nice to have.