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What does the fact that we are allies change? This is espionnage in any case and the US has shown that they do not miss a beat when it comes to stealing information from us.

We would be doing the same of course if we were not much weaker and if our products were actually used over there.

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If a major war occurs in the near future it won't be between the EU and the US. This lowers the risk of US companies hold EU data.

Also, don't be one sided on this. The EU countries also spy on the US.

> If a major war occurs in the near future it won't be between the EU and the US. This lowers the risk of US companies hold EU data.

I do not understand. What does a war has to do with the fact that countries spy on each other without rest? Merkel's phone was bugged by the US - not something nice you do to an ally, right? (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24690055)

> Also, don't be one sided on this. The EU countries also spy on the US.

I am not and this is exactly why I wrote the second sentence. Our capacities, unfortunately, are way lower.

Well, allies can ask friendly governments for information on their own citizens without violating and of their own privacy laws. So it can be useful as a circumvention tool for them.

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