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.
@ReggieHere I just made some facts check with #Grok (X AI) on your post. The answer I got was :
"The US (across administrations, including the current one) actively opposes strict data localization mandates abroad. It treats them as trade barriers in reports like the National Trade Estimate, arguing they raise costs, hurt innovation (especially AI/cloud), increase cybersecurity risks, and can enable censorship or government over-control."
It depends on your status : ally or adversary.
Reg
Achim Mueller
Androcat