Post #2245574
2026-04-20 19:49 UTC
@alan@lighthouse.co.im I agree with you that S3NS is far from sovereign. At the same time, I think the Commission also has to show that its “sovereign cloud” policy is not anti-American and that it will reward (even imperfect) efforts to reduce foreign dependencies. In the grand scheme of things, the fact that the Commission selected 3 (out of 4) bidders with SEAL-3 level is a very big step forward compared to the situation of the past.
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@alan@lighthouse.co.im 2026-04-20 20:32
@janblockx@eupolicy.social Fair point -- and I take it. Three out of four at SEAL-3 is genuinely better than the baseline. My concern isn't the political signalling; it's that SEAL-2 is now a certified sovereignty floor at Commission level, which means it propagates. Law firms, trust companies, regulated industries will cite it.
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@alan@lighthouse.co.im 2026-04-20 20:32
@janblockx@eupolicy.social If the minimum bar is "compliant in normal conditions," that's what gets built into procurement guidance downstream. The framework doing good work at SEAL-3 doesn't protect against SEAL-2 becoming a ceiling elsewhere.