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> American law doesn’t apply to someone running a server in Brussels. Except when the one running and renting out the server is Microsoft, Amazon, or some othe
by mfru 2y ago
> American law doesn’t apply to someone running a server in Brussels.
Except when the one running and renting out the server is Microsoft, Amazon, or some other US entity and the Patriot Act exists.
- kstrauser 2y agoTrue, regrettable, and irrelevant. Host it in a local data center and it’s out America’s control. I’d have a different opinion about my service if I were hosting my server on Hetzner in Helsinki. Since I’m not, I don’t.
- mfru 2y agoSorry, but haven't you noticed how many companies and public bodies in Europe are using Azure, AWS and GCP? I'd say that is rather very relevant. The Patriot Act is the foremost frontier in the ongoing dispute about the so-called Privacy Shield.