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But the US can control US based companies, and create laws regarding how that data is used
Does that matter if they don’t create said laws - since they’re equally interested in their citizens data as facebook, google, etc. are?
1 point
It does matter. Because the US can do it if they decide to. They have significant power over companies based in their country.
They do not have significant power over companies NOT based in their country.
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