# Digital Autonomy and Europe's Dependence on American Technology

DevFeed: [Digital Autonomy and Europe's Dependence on American Technology](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/digitale-autonomie-2-0-en-nu-echt-36356.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/digitale-autonomie-2-0-surf-privacy-security/>)

Published: 2026-07-02T11:37:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: nl

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>)

Tags: [autonomie](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autonomie.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [posts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/posts.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/servers.md>)

## AI overview

This article, adapted from a conference opening talk, argues that Europe's digital resilience and autonomy are undermined by dependence on American technology, especially Microsoft and cloud services. It contends that European organizations should consider locally operated servers and European products as alternatives.

## Source excerpt

Afgelopen 25 juni deed ik het openingspraatje van de Surf Privacy en Security Conferentie. Nou heb ik vaker over digitale autonomie gesproken, maar deze keer heb ik het nadrukkelijk meer over wat er nu moet gebeuren. Of zoals de titel zegt "en nu echt". Ondanks dat ik nu letterlijk meer dan 50 praatjes over dit onderwerp heb gegeven had ik nog niet eerder de moeite genomen een goed transcript te maken.