risks fragmenting an already fragile global Internet and creating an American version of China's"Great Firewall."
Mueller said this represents a move"to create a Western firewall" similar to the Chinese barrier, which would be enforced with US economic sanctions globally.This could backfire on Silicon Valley giants which dominate the online world outside China because"there are lots of nationalistic governments around the world which could make the same claims about Apple and Google and Facebook and Twitter, that they are sucking up data," Mueller said.
This could lead to a competitive and confusing situation in parts of the world forced to choose between the US and Chinese ecosystems, said independent technology analyst Richard Windsor. Segal noted that the global Internet has been"on shaky ground" amid moves in Russia, India and other countries to limit data flows.
"The United States should be careful about arguing that there is an inherent national security risk of using technologies from foreign companies," Castro said.
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