\n<\/p>\n
European governments may be reconsidering their use of American technology and services, according to a new report in The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n The flashpoint seems to come after President Donald Trump sanctioned Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, over the ICC\u2019s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.<\/p>\n In response, Microsoft turned off Khan\u2019s email address<\/a>. Casper Klynge, a former diplomat who has also worked for Microsoft, told the NYT that Microsoft\u2019s action became \u201cthe smoking gun that many Europeans had been looking for,\u201d pushing them to look at alternative options<\/a>. (Some ICC workers have reportedly switched over to Swiss email service Proton, for example.)<\/p>\n \u201cIf the U.S. administration goes after certain organizations, countries or individuals, the fear is American companies are obligated to comply,\u201d Klynge said.<\/p>\n For its part, Microsoft said it has subsequently made policy changes to protect customers similar situations, and it noted that it did not shut down the email accounts of four ICC judges who Trump sanctioned earlier this month. In addition, just this week, CEO Satya Nadella announced new \u201csovereign solutions\u201d to protect European institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n