US tells diplomats to lobby against foreign data sovereignty laws

The Trump administration has instructed U.S. diplomats to actively lobby against foreign data sovereignty laws, arguing these regulations hinder the advancement of AI services and technology by disrupting global data flows, increasing costs and cybersecurity risks, and potentially enabling censorship. An internal diplomatic cable, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, specifically urged diplomats to counter burdensome mandates like data localization and to promote the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum. This directive reinforces the administration's historical opposition to such regulatory approaches, especially as global scrutiny of Big Tech and AI firms' data usage, exemplified by EU regulations like GDPR, continues to increase.

(Source：TechCrunch)