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Microsoft and Google may have to surrender people's data to Saudi Arabia after signing huge deals there (www.businessinsider.com)
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Microsoft and Google may have to surrender people's data to Saudi Arabia after signing huge deals there::Saudi Arabia is seeking to be an innovation hub, but activists are warning that tech firms could be complicit in the repression of dissidents.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Gonna be real hard to pass any law about that when the companies making huge profits off of our data can legally bribe politicians to prevent the vote from reaching the legislative floor.