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Comment by 1123581321

6 hours ago

I wouldn't think "sovereign" EU data would be protected from US snooping either, unless the Five Eyes Plus alliance is going to be dissolved. Even then...

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GTP  6 hours ago

Well, not relying on US cloud would already be a giant step in the right direction, by making it significantly harder to snoop on the data.

  • 1123581321  6 hours ago

    I don't believe that's the case because the intelligence pooling is meant to remove cross-border friction. A general breakdown of western alliances would probably be required (and maybe that's where we're headed.)

    • dboreham  5 hours ago

      > A general breakdown of western alliances would probably be required

      Hearing a distant shout of "hold my beer" from the White House...

IsTom  4 hours ago

With UK out there's no Five Eyes members in EU.

  • 1123581321  2 hours ago

    "Plus" is key - Five Eyes Plus includes EU members France and Germany, at minimum. It's a comfortable informal relationship between Five Eyes and highly trusted nations that have almost joined Five Eyes in the past. France was closest to becoming the official sixth eye under Obama. Japan is another of these nations.