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Thou doth jest. Most western countries are lap-dogs to the US, and almost certainly exchange spying data with the US so that they don't breach their own privacy
by rustynails 13y ago
Thou doth jest. Most western countries are lap-dogs to the US, and almost certainly exchange spying data with the US so that they don't breach their own privacy laws.
This will have little impact with US allies.
- icebraining 13y agoEven if the intelligence governmental agencies exchange that in the US (and many certainly do), that doesn't mean they can't impose rules on businesses (expanding the privacy laws you mention) and other state entities to avoid using US tech services. Sure it'd be hypocritical, but when did that stop anyone?
- vidarh 13y agoEspecially because there's been past concerns about US intelligence passing sensitive data to US companies to help them win contracts. There's bound to be a lot of high level execs at European companies whispering in their governments ears at the moment about how this is putting them at a substantial disadvantage, whether or not they believe it to be true.