Google Workspace
Cloud productivity and collaboration suite including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet and more
- Vendor
- 🇺🇸 Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
- HQ Country
- 🇺🇸 US
- Risk Level
- 🔶 Elevated
- Open Source
- No
- Data Portability
- Full
- Self-Hosted
- No
Cloud-only. EU data regions available. No Norwegian datacenter.
⚠️ 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 and FISA
- Data may be used for AI/advertising purposes
- No Norwegian datacenter
NDSI Assessment Breakdown
Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index v1.0 — Assessed 2025-12-19
EU data regions available, encryption at rest
Carbon neutral since 2007
Subject to CLOUD Act and FISA
No Norway datacenter, EU regions available
US jurisdiction, data used for AI training concerns
Cloud-only, Google infrastructure
ISO 27001, SOC 2, strong security
US company, dominant in consumer market, growing in enterprise
Google Cloud infrastructure
Web-based, good export options
What You Can Do
Select EU data region
Configure data storage to EU regions
Enable Client-side encryption
Encrypt sensitive data before it reaches Google servers