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That's exactly why the EU is doing this. The various EU courts all have issue with the fact that the US Government can force US Companies to share data with US
by tedivm 5y ago
That's exactly why the EU is doing this. The various EU courts all have issue with the fact that the US Government can force US Companies to share data with US Intelligence companies even if that data resides outside of the US. This is why simply storing the data in the EU isn't enough.
Our government allows intelligence agencies to spy on everyone, and as a result foreign countries do not trust us. As long as other countries have to worry about US companies sharing data under gag orders those countries will not trust our companies with their data. Nor should they.
- amai 5y agoUS intelligence agencies are increasingly hurting US business interests. I’m really wondering why big business in US allows this to happen. I was always under the impression, that money trumps everything in the US. But times are changing. The US seems to change from pure capitalism into a surveillance state.
- fmajid 5y agoThe European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, was trying not to rock the boat, possibly fearful of starting a trade war with the US. It's the European judiciary, egged on by lawsuits filed by activists like Max Schrems that has been pushing forwards, with the legendary nimbleness of any judicial process.