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Salesforce

World's leading CRM platform for sales, service and marketing

🚨 Significant Risk · Score 2.68/5
Product Details
Vendor
🇺🇸 Salesforce, Inc.
HQ Country
🇺🇸 US
Risk Level
🚨 Significant
Open Source
No
Data Portability
Partial
Self-Hosted
No
Hosting & Jurisdiction
Data Residency
🏳️ EU/EEA
Jurisdiction Exposure
🇺🇸 US

Cloud-only. Hyperforce offers EU data residency but US jurisdiction still applies.

NDSI Assessment
2.7 / 5.0 risk score
v1.0 · 2025-12-01

⚠️ 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
  • Extremely high vendor dependency
  • Complex and expensive migration away
  • Extensive data collection

NDSI Assessment Breakdown

Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index v1.0 — Assessed 2025-12-01

Data ⚠️ 2/5

EU data storage available, Hyperforce for regional control

Environment ⚠️ 2/5

Climate commitments, but high energy usage

Legal 🔶 3/5

Subject to CLOUD Act, extensive data collection

Local presence ⚠️ 2/5

Partners available but limited Norwegian presence

National security ⚠️ 2/5

Customer data potentially accessible to US authorities

Operational 🔶 3/5

No self-hosting, completely cloud-dependent

Security ⚠️ 2/5

Good security, but complex compliance

Strategic 🔶 3/5

US headquarters, dominant market position

Supply chain 🔶 3/5

Complex supply chain, many acquisitions

Technology 🔶 3/5

Highly proprietary, high lock-in

What You Can Do

Use Hyperforce on EU region

Deploy on Hyperforce with EU data residency for better data control

Effort: Medium Impact: Medium

Implement Platform Encryption

Encrypt sensitive fields with your own keys

Effort: High Impact: Medium Requires: Shield Platform Encryption

Use Areas

Sales