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President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners' data. Experts say the move signals the Trump administration is reverting to a more confrontational approach as some foreign ...
TAT: [Foreign Policy]
reuters.com
Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners' data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable seen by Reuters that such efforts could interfere with artificial intelligence-related services.