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by floatingatoll 2053 days ago
Each of those alternatives is just as likely to offer government wiretap support to any government that asks as Zoom is, unless I’ve missed statements of refusal to do so to the contrary from them.
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I think the concern is trade secret theft. Sure the US or EU might demand a wiretap but their goals are different. You don't see the CIA stealing trade secrets and handing them over to Apple or Microsoft. Businesses are primarily worried about their IP.
That would probably be the NSA, and why would you expect them to NOT do industrial espionage ?
Well they do...it's not new:

https://www.bbc.com/news/25907502