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[โ€“] Mihies@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's clear, but the issue here is that even when servers are located in the EU, they still have to give homeland security (and others I guess) access to them because they are an US company.

[โ€“] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Proposal: a law that prohibits them from doing so, overriding US law.

[โ€“] Mihies@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think that that's already the case (data must not exit EU), it's just US companies ignoring it. Somebody correct me, if I'm wrong, please.

[โ€“] Safeguard@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

No no that is correct. In law offices around the EU there had been dismay ever since these laws clearly contradict each other.

But its politics and greed that kept the situation alive.