OVHcloud Case Highlights Gaps Between Legal Jurisdiction and Physical Server Locations in Data Sovereignty

The OVHcloud case illustrates the discrepancy between normative geography and the physical location of servers, shedding light on the challenges of international and EU law in regulating extraterritorial access to data. The affair underscores the limitations of data sovereignty in the face of foreign legislation, particularly regarding cross-border data transfers and GDPR compliance. OVHcloud, a European cloud provider, faces legal challenges related to data access requests from non-EU authorities, revealing tensions between personal data protection and digital sovereignty.