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# German BND to pay Google €500M for cloud despite sovereignty concerns
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/german-bnd-to-pay-google-eur500m-for-cloud-despite-sovereignty-concerns/
- Published: 2026-10-30T06:49:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T06:49:07.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, Germany, #source_tuta.com

Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) plans to spend €500 million on Google Cloud services for a joint cloud system with US tech giant Google. The ND-Cloud will handle classified information up to 'Secret' level, despite digital sovereignty concerns. NDR and WDR report the system will use Google Distributed Cloud's air-gapped version, storing data in Germany. **(TUTA.COM)**

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