Kauz.ai buying intent

Over the weekend, I read an email from Microsoft and had to read it twice to make sure I understood correctly. The US company is informing its EU customers that "Flex Routing" will be activated starting April 17. At first glance, that sounds harmless. But it essentially means that when European data centers are at capacity, all Copilot requests will be routed to the US, Canada, or Australia. The best part: the feature is enabled by default. Opt-out instead of opt-in. If you don't actively object, your data leaves the EU when needed. Microsoft cites "performance and availability." That means we haven't built enough GPU capacity in Europe, so we're solving the problem at the expense of your data sovereignty. I find this problematic for three reasons: 1. Many companies chose Microsoft 365 precisely because of the EU data promise. That promise is now being undermined through the back door. 2. Setting opt-out as the default on a compliance issue is intentional. It's a deliberate decision. That's not a feature. It's a basic requirement. 3. "Encrypted in transit" sounds reassuring, but the processing of prompts and corporate data still happens temporarily outside the EU. For GDPR-sensitive industries, that's a real problem. I'm not writing this to bash Microsoft. I'm writing it because it shows how important it is to look closely at the fine print when it comes to AI solutions. We at Kauz.ai have a clear principle. If it says EU hosting, it's EU hosting. No backdoors, no "flex" anything, no fine print. Our AI platform processes data exclusively in European data centers, even during peak loads. That's not a feature. It's a basic requirement. And then ask yourself the fundamental question. How much trust do you still place in data protection promises that can be overridden by a default setting?