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The situation is unbearable. We can not continue like this. US technology companies have accumulated too much power.

The EU should start requiring contractual assurances by technology companies for customers of US products, guaranteeing that:

- data is 100% portable between providers

- services will not be disrupted in case of political conflicts

Failing to provide these assurances should be punished with steep fines, and eventually by forbidding said companies to operate on the EU markets.



Supposedly, the GDPR handles point #1.




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