To mark today’s Digital Independence Day, we’re sharing a quick checklist: How can you spot a genuine European alternative?

In our slides, we reveal what you absolutely must look out for so as not to fall for sovereignty washing.

Here’s how to recognise European alternatives to Google and Microsoft: mailbox.org/en/blog/find-europ

DI.DAY: di.day/en

Happy 7. Digital Independence Day! Quick check: European sovereignty & data protection
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Recognising European sovereignty: Head office and parent company located within the EU/EEA; own infrastructure or verifiably European hosting partners; no data transfer to third countries.
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Fairness & data protection: Transparent, non-data-driven business model; independently verified evidence (e.g. Tech Sovereignty Catalogue, labels, certificates); GDPR compliance with verifiable implementation.
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Leave the US cloud: On the Digital Independence Day website, you’ll find guides on switching messengers, browsers and more. In our blog, you can find out the best way of finding a European alternative: Read the blog now - Links in the post.
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Jul 5, 2026, 08:45 UTCde