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this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2024
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Wait. Wtf does it need to be US specifically? So the goverment has full access to the data or what?
Probably so other governments don’t have full access.
Well, EU or some countries like Switzerland dont allow themselves access to the service.
Export controls or legal compliance, most likely. Export controls because the code may be a protected technology, or compliance because the company doesn't have gdpr or some other legal framework.