Global companies can go screw themselves, Google in particular. "People should be able to share information globally." is the motto everyone including global co

Global companies can go screw themselves, Google in particular. "People should be able to share information globally." is the motto everyone including global companies should rally behind. The crypto export ban is an apt analogy and it did hinder American companies and benefited everyone else. A good thing too when the NSA started monkeying around with crypto primitives and national security letters. Anything that slows down american tech behemoths and gives room for other european alternatives is a good thing.