> I can't stop the local government from looking at my data if it wants to. I can stop the US government from looking at it.
I doubt that.
US government intelligence gathering within the US is being reported on right now and controversial because their are strong expectations and at least some legal restrictions that suggest that such surveillance is exceptional.
But if you think keeping your data overseas means that the foreign intelligence gathering apparatus of the US government isn't going to get at it, then you may have failed to think things through clearly.
I doubt that.
US government intelligence gathering within the US is being reported on right now and controversial because their are strong expectations and at least some legal restrictions that suggest that such surveillance is exceptional.
But if you think keeping your data overseas means that the foreign intelligence gathering apparatus of the US government isn't going to get at it, then you may have failed to think things through clearly.