Ireland too. We (essentially) don't have a military, let alone a budget line item for US-style mass surveillance projects. We're non-NATO, non-five eyes (or it'

Ireland too. We (essentially) don't have a military, let alone a budget line item for US-style mass surveillance projects. We're non-NATO, non-five eyes (or it's derivatives) and have a strong mechanism in place to preserve our neutrality (see "triple lock"[1]). Being in the EU allowed this[2] landmark case to happen, which forced the issue of US companies complying with EU privacy protections. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_neutrality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_neutrality [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13499096 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13499096