Software
Google Drive
Cloud file storage and synchronization service integrated with Google Workspace
🔶 Elevated Risk · Score 2.28/5
Product Details
- Vendor
- 🇺🇸 Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
- HQ Country
- 🇺🇸 US
- Risk Level
- 🔶 Elevated
- Open Source
- No
- Data Portability
- Full
- Self-Hosted
- No
Hosting & Jurisdiction
Data Residency
🏳️ EU/EEA
Jurisdiction Exposure
🇺🇸 US
Part of Google Workspace. EU data regions available.
NDSI Assessment
2.3
/ 5.0 risk score
v1.0 · 2025-12-19
⚠️ 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
NDSI Assessment Breakdown
Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index v1.0 — Assessed 2025-12-19
Data
⚠️ 2/5
EU data regions, encryption
Environment
✅ 1/5
Carbon neutral operations
Legal
🔶 3/5
Subject to CLOUD Act
Local presence
⚠️ 2/5
No Norwegian datacenter
National security
🔶 3/5
US jurisdiction
Operational
⚠️ 2/5
Cloud-only
Security
✅ 1/5
Strong security controls
Strategic
🔶 3/5
US company
Supply chain
⚠️ 2/5
Google infrastructure
Technology
⚠️ 2/5
Good export, standard formats
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Use Areas
Storage