[raverbashing]

True, this is the crux of it

If you let all subsidiaries of M/G/A within reach of US courts (including customer data) don't get surprised when other countries treat it as toxic

The US gov would never accept this in procurement, so why should other countries?

On the case in question, it seems the company changed the tender document to take out some (protection) clauses

[olliej]

Yeah, the late (post acceptance?) changes seem questionable on their own. Presumably they were reminded that the US gov argued and won with the Supreme Court, that they have unfettered access to all non-us-resident customer data of all US companies, and said companies subsidiaries, regardless of local laws. After all, as we know the US Declaration of Independence says "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all residents of the united states are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights".