[tjarrett]

Frankly... other countries should probably consider this IF they have an adversarial relationship with the US.

And they already do -- neither China nor Russia allow Meta services in their countries. Nor do they allow most of Google's services.

[miroljub]

That means the data of US enemies is much safer than the data of US vassals^H allies.

[tjarrett]

I'm trying to understand this.

I guess by "safer" you mean "less accessible by the US" and I suppose that is likely "true".

But would you rather be in China and send an anti-Chinese message to your friend via... some app that China allows? Or would you rather be in the US and send an anti-US message to a friend?

Both countries are going to try and snoop that data. Both are going to be successful.

But in which would you feel "safer" -- meaning in which one is the government likely to take action against you?

[miroljub]

If I lived in China, I would rather be spied by the USA, and not by the Chinese government.

But since I live in the "west", I'd rather be spied by China and Russia, than by the USA or any of their allies and vassals.

That being said, I'd rather be spied on by the government, than by my wife, family, and friends.

People and organizations I don't have to deal with are less of a threat to me.

[m000]

Does having the pipe that gets you cheap gas blown up by the US count as an adversarial relationship? /s

[tjarrett]

Yeah probably...