Why Big Tech Is Threatened by a Global Push for Data Sovereignty
By Damilare Dosunmu
A battle for data sovereignty is brewing from Africa to Asia.
Developing nations are challenging Big Tech’s decades-long hold on global data by demanding that their citizens’ information be stored locally. The move is driven by the realization that countries have been giving away their most valuable resource for tech giants to build a trillion-dollar market capitalization.
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