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Countries are growing uneasy about their dependence on U.S. technology firms.

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[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 21 points 2 days ago

I was reading an opinion piece about this sort of thing earlier today, "Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native". It opens by saying:

I'm an eighth-generation American, and let me tell you, I wouldn't trust my data, secrets, or services to a US company these days for love or money.