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Re:Usage of EU subsidiaries of US cloud providers deemed unl... by testaccountfor on Monday August 08, 2022 @03:18PM (#32389767)
US cloud companies can be forced by the US government to spy on European citizens. That's the reasoning behind this ruling. Are you not aware of the NSA spying programs?
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Re:Usage of EU subsidiaries of US cloud providers deemed unl... by mgraczyk on Monday August 08, 2022 @03:30PM (#32389932)
Right, that's why I included my last paragraph. EU companies can also be forced by the US government to spy on European citizens. It happens all the time.
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Re:Usage of EU subsidiaries of US cloud providers deemed unl... by xdennis on Monday August 08, 2022 @04:08PM (#32390408)
> EU companies can also be forced by the US government to spy on European citizens.

How? If a company is not American how can it be forced by the US?

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Re:Usage of EU subsidiaries of US cloud providers deemed unl... by wins32767 on Monday August 08, 2022 @03:21PM (#32389808)
I'm sure industrial policy and thus economics had no factor in those laws being written.
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