Dropbox expands data storage in the EU.
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Dropbox expands data storage in the EU. European infrastructure to be built out with new locations in Paris and Frankfurt 24 June 2026 Dropbox announces the expansion of its European infrastructure with new locations in Paris and Frankfurt. The Americans are doing this because of a noticeably increasing demand for local data storage and management. The locations will be in Paris and Frankfurt. "By operating its own infrastructure in Europe, Dropbox is also strengthening its ability to strategically roll out new services in the region over the long term," said Eric Webster of Dropbox. The topic of digital sovereignty was also high on the agenda at Vivatech in Paris last week. In a separate track there were dozens of speakers on the subject, mainly focused on raising awareness of the issue. Incidentally, hosting on European soil by an American provider still does not prevent US intelligence services from having access to that data. For the Cloud Act, the location of the data is irrelevant. Every American company must grant its government access on request, even though strict procedures do apply. Nonetheless, it is a process that takes place behind closed doors. Dropbox has 700 million users worldwide. On the European mainland there are several home-grown alternatives for storing and sharing files. These include: Proton Drive, Tresorit and Swisstransfer. Last month...
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