EU-Zone Privacy #196

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opened 2026-04-24 18:05:58 +00:00 by zoe · 3 comments
zoe commented 2026-04-24 18:05:58 +00:00 (Migrated from codeberg.org)

eu zone is only possible for BYOC. This should really be communicated. For me as a "EU-Customer" data in the US Zone is a privacy problem.

Communicate more clearly or implement a region selection.

eu zone is only possible for BYOC. This should really be communicated. For me as a "EU-Customer" data in the US Zone is a privacy problem. Communicate more clearly or implement a region selection.
anton commented 2026-04-24 18:10:16 +00:00 (Migrated from codeberg.org)

Can you say more about what you mean? Is a EU company or individual not allowed to use infra hosted outside of the EU, or do they need to be notified about it?

Can you say more about what you mean? Is a EU company or individual not allowed to use infra hosted outside of the EU, or do they need to be notified about it?
zoe commented 2026-04-24 19:54:51 +00:00 (Migrated from codeberg.org)

The EU has very strong privacy rules and the tldr is that the US privacy laws need to be strong enough that the EU accepts them.
This has been mitigated by the US-EU Privacy Shield (I am not a Laywer).

European data should stay in europe. This is why AWS uses Datacenters in the EU that are also under a European Company (AWS EMEA).
GDPR Rules are complicated, maybe consult your DPO?

I'd say the easiest way out would be to use the european zones in AWS for European customers.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/de_de/whitepapers/latest/navigating-gdpr-compliance/welcome.html

The EU has very strong privacy rules and the tldr is that the US privacy laws need to be strong enough that the EU accepts them. This has been mitigated by the US-EU Privacy Shield (I am not a Laywer). European data should stay in europe. This is why AWS uses Datacenters in the EU that are also under a European Company (AWS EMEA). GDPR Rules are complicated, maybe consult your DPO? I'd say the easiest way out would be to use the european zones in AWS for European customers. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/de_de/whitepapers/latest/navigating-gdpr-compliance/welcome.html
vkobel commented 2026-08-11 12:58:39 +00:00 (Migrated from codeberg.org)

For customers with EU data-residency requirements, our current recommendation is BYOC in an appropriate EU AWS region. Fully managed region selection is not currently available. Keeping this open to track clearer residency documentation or future managed-region support.

For customers with EU data-residency requirements, our current recommendation is BYOC in an appropriate EU AWS region. Fully managed region selection is not currently available. Keeping this open to track clearer residency documentation or future managed-region support.
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