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🇺🇸 Zoom Video Communications, Inc. US jurisdiction

Zoom

Video conferencing and online meeting platform widely used for remote work

Elevated Risk (Score: 2.35/5)

Hosting & Jurisdiction

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

Cloud-only. EU data routing available. E2E encryption supported.

⚠️ 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
  • Past security incidents and scrutiny
  • E2E encryption not available for all features

NDSI Assessment

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

Data 2/5

EU data routing available

Environment 2/5

Sustainability initiatives

Legal 3/5

Subject to CLOUD Act

Local presence 2/5

No Norwegian office

National security 3/5

Video calls subject to US jurisdiction

Operational 2/5

Cloud-only

Security 2/5

E2E encryption available, SOC 2

Strategic 3/5

US company, rapid growth post-pandemic

Supply chain 2/5

Own infrastructure plus cloud providers

Technology 2/5

Proprietary, interoperability limited

What You Can Do

Enable end-to-end encryption

Use E2EE for sensitive meetings

Effort: Low Impact: High

Configure EU data routing

Route meeting data through EU datacenters

Effort: Low Impact: Medium

Alternatives

Technical Details

Open Source No
Data Portability Partial
Self-Hosted No

Sources