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by radd9er 4755 days ago
The risk for foreigners is the same when you consider the US gov sharing intelligence with other governments.
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I wouldn't say it is the same. It would only be the same if all the governments shared everything they know, and I doubt that is the case.
Its more complicated than that, in fact. The likelihood of the US sharing data about a Saudi citizen and the Saudi gov acting against said citizen is less than than the likelihood of the us acting against a US citizen. But the consiquences are far worse for a Saudi. So the risk could in fact be higher. But you're right, we dont know what the US shares.