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🇺🇸 Amazon Web Services, Inc. US jurisdiction

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Leading cloud computing platform offering comprehensive infrastructure and services

Significant Risk (Score: 2.52/5)

Hosting & Jurisdiction

Data Residency
🇸🇪 SE 🏳️ EU/EEA
Jurisdiction Exposure
🇺🇸 US
Self-Hosted No

No Norway region. Nearest is Stockholm (eu-north-1). Telenor Skygard partnership for sovereign cloud.

⚠️ Jurisdiction Risk

This product is subject to foreign jurisdiction (US), which may allow foreign authorities to compel data disclosure.

Key Concerns

  • Subject to US CLOUD Act
  • No Norwegian datacenter (Stockholm closest)
  • Market dominance creates dependency risk

NDSI Assessment

Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index v1.0 - Assessed 2025-12-19

Data 2/5

Stockholm region, no Norway datacenter yet

Environment 2/5

Renewable energy commitments, but behind Microsoft

Legal 3/5

Subject to CLOUD Act

Local presence 3/5

No Norway datacenter, Stockholm is closest

National security 3/5

US jurisdiction, growing in Norway via Telenor

Operational 2/5

High availability, dependent on Amazon

Security 1/5

Extensive compliance certifications

Strategic 3/5

US company, largest cloud provider globally (29% market share)

Supply chain 2/5

Amazon controlled, some open source

Technology 2/5

Industry standard, but proprietary services

What You Can Do

Use Stockholm region

Configure resources in eu-north-1 (Stockholm)

Effort: Low Impact: Medium

Enable AWS Key Management Service

Use customer-managed encryption keys

Effort: Medium Impact: High

Alternatives

Technical Details

Open Source No
Data Portability Partial
Self-Hosted No

Sources