First of all, the US absolutely has a history of snooping into data more than Sean Cairncross would like to admit.
Second, this is still leverage that the US has, and to allow such leverage, we have to be reasonably sure it’s not going to be used. Do I have any trust that the current administration would be above doing that? Absolutely not.
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They can fuck off
…equivalent? No.
…close enough for discomfort? Definitely.
First of all, the US absolutely has a history of snooping into data more than Sean Cairncross would like to admit.
Second, this is still leverage that the US has, and to allow such leverage, we have to be reasonably sure it’s not going to be used. Do I have any trust that the current administration would be above doing that? Absolutely not.