Weighted Score:
27
Very low sovereignty because US-controlled marketplace; US jurisdiction exposure; EU legal control is limited.
Company name: eBay Inc.
URL: https://www.ebay.com
eurotechguide review(s): Not reviewed
Digital services offered: Shopping
| Criterion | Score | Short Assessment | Long Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOV-1 (strategic) | 1 | US parent control. | eBay is headquartered in San Jose, California (US). Ultimate control sits outside Europe. → SEAL-1. |
| SOV-2 (legal) | 1 | US legal exposure. | US ownership subjects the service to US law and extraterritorial requests (e.g., CLOUD Act). → SEAL-1. |
| SOV-3 (data & AI) | 1 | EU data optional. | EU data residency may exist, but US access risk remains via corporate control. → SEAL-1. |
| SOV-4 (operational) | 1 | Non-EU ops control. | Key operations and incident response are ultimately governed from the US. → SEAL-1. |
| SOV-5 (supply chain) | 1 | High non-EU dependency. | Supply chain and critical dependencies are globally distributed; non-EU control dominates. → SEAL-1. |
| SOV-6 (technological) | 1 | US-controlled proprietary marketplace; limited transparency and stack portability. | eBay is a proprietary US-controlled platform with limited independent auditability and controlled interfaces. Users cannot meaningfully modify or evolve the technology stack, and platform dependencies are vendor-governed and non-EU. → SEAL-1 |
| SOV-7 (security) | 1 | EU compliance; US platform security governance. | eBay operates in the EU but remains US-controlled with proprietary security governance and limited EU sovereign oversight. → SEAL-1 |
| SOV-8 (environmental) | 3 | Impact report and renewables goals; limited PUE/water emphasis. | eBay publishes an Impact Report with renewable electricity goals and climate strategy, demonstrating structured environmental management. Nonetheless, SOV-8 scoring prefers detailed operational efficiency disclosures (e.g., PUE/water where relevant) and full value-chain transparency; reporting is strong but not infrastructure-efficiency centric. → SEAL-3 |