# Digital Sovereignty: What It Is, What It Could Be

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- Publisher: Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Author credit: Jillian C. York; Eva Galperin
- Category: Cyber
- Original publication time: 2026-09-09T18:04:27Z
- First observed by NexusTechWire: 2026-10-01T17:28:27Z
- Original source: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/digital-sovereignty-what-it-what-it-could-be
- NexusTechWire record: https://nexustechwire.com/news/news-ba76ef8b7afb34885bd5

## The brief

EFF examines the competing meanings of digital sovereignty, from government control of infrastructure to individuals' ability to choose and maintain their own tools. The authors argue that reducing dependence on dominant vendors requires more than moving data between countries. Their discussion emphasizes open systems, interoperability and local technical capacity as foundations for meaningful user control.

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Read the full original: [Electronic Frontier Foundation](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/digital-sovereignty-what-it-what-it-could-be)

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