> Reality allows more complicated trade-offs than we'll let no-one look at any data/we'll let everyone look at as much data as they want. We're talking about l

> Reality allows more complicated trade-offs than we'll let no-one look at any data/we'll let everyone look at as much data as they want. We're talking about legal precedent for a country to force a multinational to carry out acts in other countries because of their local laws... If Google can be compelled by the US to violate EU law, the EU can force Google to violate US law. Reality may allow for nuance and shades of grey, but the ability of a legal system to force compliance regardless of local law is a binary proposition. > ...companies do decide how to respond on a case by case basis, sometimes even pulling out of countries, e.g. Google from China. If a company is legally compelled to do something, it is legally compelled. From an investment point of view it is irrelevant that Google might cut some business in China if it were compelled to provide my trade secrets to the Chinese government. It is essential to risk management that my trade secrets never reside somewhere where that legal compulsion might arise with no recourse, due process, or knowledge of the transgression. This is not about companies who host, this is about citizens and companies who have things hosted.