Merz says Google Cloud meets German intelligence agencies' sovereignty needs
What happened
At a Berlin digital summit on November 10, German Chancellor Merz said Google Cloud offers enough sovereign independence for German intelligence agencies, which plan to work with Google on a new offline cloud solution. Merz said Google also invests in Germany and Europe, and Europe can achieve sovereignty with the US supplier. He called digital sovereignty an existential question in the AI era, but said Germany is not seeking self-sufficiency. The reports describe the development plan only and give no timeline for the offline cloud.
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- Hacker News front pageMerz: Google Cloud is sovereign enough for intelligence agencies
德国总理 Merz 在柏林数字峰会上表示，Google Cloud 对德国情报机构而言足够主权独立，后者计划与 Google 合作开发新的离线云解决方案。Merz 称 Google 也在德国和欧洲投资，可借助这家美国供应商实现欧洲主权。他同时强调数字主权在 AI 时代已成"生存性问题"，但德国不追求自给自足。
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