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Re:Migrating to the EU by nottorp on Monday March 23, 2026 @08:33AM (#47488589)
US legal protections do not apply to EU citizens keeping their data in the US, do they?

So what's the point of this comparison, since if I host my data in the US they don't need a warrant at all?

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Re:Migrating to the EU by PeterStuer on Monday March 23, 2026 @08:39AM (#47488651)
The geo-location of where you keep your data is irrelevant to US legal reach.
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Re:Migrating to the EU by paganel on Monday March 23, 2026 @09:24AM (#47489203)
They don't, they don't even apply to EU citizens keeping their (our, in fact) data on our (EU's servers) if what we're doing happens to cross some interests of the US Government. I mean, there are some legal "protections" in place for that, but notice the quotes. Thinking otherwise is delusional, but, hey, people should be allowed to enjoy the liberty of their slightly larger iron bird-cage.
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