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Does customer-owned storage mean an AI provider never processes the data?

Not necessarily. Storage ownership, processing location, encryption-key control and human access are separate properties. Inspect the service identities and data flows that connect the systems. The relevant question is what access is possible and authorized in the actual deployment, rather than who owns the storage account alone.

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Crashtech Editorial October 6, 2026 AI Business & Money

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