[throwa356262]

I mean, it would be a huge sign of incompetence if the US agencies did not use the American IT companies to spy on their foes ... and friends.

Remember that Amazon used AWS to spy on other companies when they were trying to enter new markets. How f-g naive are you to think your information is safe just because you signed a contract?

[abdelhousni]

European nations see themselves first as allies of the USA. They forgot the famous quote of the former U.S. Secretary of State and war criminal Henry Kissinger : "America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests." Realpolitik it its purest form.

[bigfudge]

Saw. Not see. It can’t always be said in public but European governments all know now.