I remember hearing on the talk radio shows about one former NSA guy saying that to circumvent US laws, they established centers in England and sent all the data

I remember hearing on the talk radio shows about one former NSA guy saying that to circumvent US laws, they established centers in England and sent all the data over there to be "interpreted" and "analyzed" - LOL! I now hear that Joe Lonsdale, cofounder of Palantir, is now backing Oculus the HMD VR company everyone is excited about. How far do the tentacles of these people like Lonsdale, In Q Tel, and others reach?