Mastodawn

RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/116403024808284896

The USA now considers it a national security issue if foreign countries DON'T permit free cross-border data transfers and don't make use of US cloud services for sensitive information.

The UK is fully compliant with America's wish to have access to its data, and the UK govt's continued refusal to drop US cloud services and data companies like Palantir and Oracle effectively makes the UK a client state.

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Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ

@ReggieHere Look a little closely at what data is collected and how and by whom. My eyebrows flew up when I attempted to sign up for an online account with the Navigo Pass in Paris (the card you use to pay bus, tram and train fares in Île de France) and was brought to a site in Hebrew. Looking deeper, Navigo (and the Irish cards apparently) have journeys run through a US company called Conduent (formerly largely owned by Carl Icahn)… Go further and you'll drive yourself crazy!