> Even worse, a shift away from U.S.-based Internet services is a blow to free expression around the world.
I thought it would be clear by now, that this is not the case.
As a foreigner, the US does not ensure my free expression at all. For example the US already scans social networks and uses it to keep 'unwanted' people out of the country. My data privacy is not respected by the US. The US has signed some privacy agreements with the EU, but in practice this is a bad joke. Putting data onto US servers just makes it easier for the US to spy on me (for whatever reasons they decide to do that).
Currently NOT using US IT services is a better way to protect my pricacy AND my freedom of expression.
I thought it would be clear by now, that this is not the case.
As a foreigner, the US does not ensure my free expression at all. For example the US already scans social networks and uses it to keep 'unwanted' people out of the country. My data privacy is not respected by the US. The US has signed some privacy agreements with the EU, but in practice this is a bad joke. Putting data onto US servers just makes it easier for the US to spy on me (for whatever reasons they decide to do that).
Currently NOT using US IT services is a better way to protect my pricacy AND my freedom of expression.