US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives


Raphael Satter
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The Trump administration has ordered US diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate US tech companies’ handling of foreigners’ data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable that such efforts could interfere with artificial intelligence-related services.

Experts say the move signals the Trump administration is reverting to a more confrontational approach as some foreign countries seek limits around how Silicon Valley firms process and store their citizens’ personal information — initiatives …

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