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Gmail
US2.5 billion users. Analyses email content for ad targeting.
Outlook
USBundled with Microsoft 365. All data synced to US Azure.
Yahoo Mail
USThird-largest provider. Data shared across Verizon Media.
iCloud Mail
USTied to Apple ID. Stored on US servers under US law.
AOL Mail
USLegacy US email service, merged under Verizon ownership.
Zoho Mail
USBusiness email with servers in US, India, and EU regions.
Fastmail
USAustralian email provider subject to Five Eyes intelligence sharing.
Spark Mail
USAI-powered email client storing all data on US infrastructure.
Cloud & Storage
AWS
USWorld's largest cloud. CLOUD Act enables US data access without notice.
Google Cloud
USFull US jurisdiction despite EU regions. CLOUD Act applies.
Azure
USMicrosoft's cloud platform. CLOUD Act covers all stored data.
Google Drive
US1 billion users. Data mined for advertising and AI training.
Dropbox
USPersonal cloud storage. US-based servers, American jurisdiction.
Dropbox Business
USEnterprise file sharing stored exclusively on US infrastructure.
DigitalOcean
USUS cloud hosting platform popular with developers and startups.
iCloud Drive
USTied to Apple ecosystem. Data held under US legal jurisdiction.
Communication
2 billion users. All metadata linked to your Facebook ad profile.
Slack
USBusiness messaging. Acquired by Salesforce, data held in US.
Microsoft Teams
US300 million MAU. Deep Microsoft 365 integration on Azure.
Zoom
USVideo conferencing giant. Servers in US, data under US law.
Zoom Webinars
USEnterprise webinar platform. Same data jurisdiction as Zoom.
Google Meet
USGoogle's video conferencing, fully integrated with Workspace.
Discord
US150 million users. US-based, mines conversation data for targeting.
Skype
USLegacy calling platform being phased into Microsoft Teams.
AI & Translation
OpenAI
USChatGPT creator. US-based, all training data under US jurisdiction.
Google Translate
USMost-used translation tool. Translates 100B+ words daily for Google.
Google Gemini
USGoogle's flagship LLM. Powers Search, Workspace, and Pixel.
Microsoft Copilot
USAI embedded in Microsoft 365. All processing in US data centres.
Meta AI
USMeta's LLM integrated across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Amazon Alexa
USVoice AI with always-on listening. All voice data stored on AWS.
Apple Intelligence
USOn-device and cloud AI for Apple devices. Processed under US law.
Anthropic Claude
USAdvanced AI assistant. US startup backed by Amazon and Google.
Productivity
Microsoft Office
US1.5 billion users. Dominant office suite. Data synced to US Azure.
Google Docs
USCloud-native document editing. All files stored on US servers.
Notion
USAll-in-one workspace. US company, data stored on US infrastructure.
Evernote
USLegacy note-taking app. Data held under US jurisdiction.
Apple Notes
USBuilt into Apple ecosystem. Synced to iCloud US servers.
Airtable
USSpreadsheet-database hybrid. US company, US data storage.
Coda
USDocument-meets-app platform. Fully US-based infrastructure.
Obsidian
USMarkdown note-taking. Canadian company with optional US cloud sync.
Project Management
Jira
US10M+ users. Australian-US hybrid. Cloud data stored in US.
Trello
US50M+ users. Acquired by Atlassian. Data held in US infrastructure.
Monday.com
USIsraeli-US work OS. Nasdaq-listed, US data storage.
Asana
USTeam task manager. US company with all data on US servers.
Todoist
USPersonal task manager. Distributed company, US-influenced infrastructure.
ClickUp
USAll-in-one productivity platform. US startup, rapid growth.
Basecamp
USRemote team software. US company with US-hosted data.
Wrike
USEnterprise PM tool owned by Cloud Software Group (US).
Design & Creative
Figma
USDominant UI design tool. Acquired by Adobe. US data jurisdiction.
Adobe Photoshop
USIndustry-standard image editor. Subscription model, US data storage.
Adobe Illustrator
USVector graphics standard. Telemetry and assets under US law.
Autodesk Maya
US3D animation suite used in VFX. US company, cloud data in US.
Canva
USDrag-and-drop design. Australian company with US cloud hosting.
Adobe Premiere Pro
USProfessional video editing. Part of Creative Cloud, US-controlled.
Sketch
USmacOS UI design app. Dutch company, US-influenced cloud model.
Miro
USVisual collaboration whiteboard. US HQ, all data on US servers.
Search & Browser
93% global search share. Tracks every query for advertising.
Chrome
US65% browser market share. Collects browsing data for Google's ad profile.
Bing
USSecond-largest search engine. AI-powered, data sent to US servers.
Safari
USDefault on Apple devices. Tied to iCloud, data under US jurisdiction.
Microsoft Edge
USChromium-based browser with deep Microsoft 365 integration.
Firefox
USOpen-source browser by US Mozilla Foundation. Privacy-forward.
DuckDuckGo
USPrivacy search engine. US company that claims no user tracking.
Yahoo Search
USPowered by Bing. Data held within Verizon Media ecosystem.
Security & Privacy
LastPass
USPassword manager. Multiple US data breaches in 2022–2023.
1Password
USCanadian-US password manager. Vaults on US servers, Five Eyes.
NordVPN
USPanama-registered VPN. Popular but outside EU legal framework.
Bitwarden
USOpen-source password manager. US company, cloud sync on US servers.
Dashlane
USFrench-founded but US HQ. Password manager with US data storage.
ExpressVPN
USVPN acquired by UK/Israeli Kape Technologies. Not under EU law.
Keeper
USEnterprise password manager. US company, SOC 2 certified, US-hosted.
Okta
USIdentity platform for enterprises. US company, CLOUD Act exposure.
Analytics
Google Analytics
US90%+ market share. Declared illegal in EU by multiple data authorities.
Adobe Analytics
USEnterprise analytics suite. Part of US Adobe Experience Cloud.
Mixpanel
USProduct analytics for apps. US company, servers in US and EU.
Amplitude
USDigital analytics platform. US-based, GDPR compliance issues.
Segment
USCustomer data platform. Acquired by Twilio. US data infrastructure.
Heap
USAutocapture analytics. Now Contentsquare-owned, US heritage.
Hotjar
USHeatmaps and recordings. Maltese company but US cloud hosting.
Fullstory
USSession replay platform. US company, all behavioural data in US.
Google Search Console
USSearch performance monitoring tied to Google's ranking algorithms — all data under US jurisdiction.
E-Commerce & CRM
Shopify
USCanadian e-commerce giant. NYSE-listed, US data infrastructure.
Salesforce
USWorld's largest CRM. Deep US cloud lock-in, CLOUD Act exposure.
HubSpot
USMarketing CRM platform. US company, data in US with EU add-ons.
WooCommerce
USWordPress e-commerce. Automattic (US) runs all data infrastructure.
Stripe
USPayments infrastructure. Irish-US company, data under US jurisdiction.
Magento
USEnterprise e-commerce. Adobe-owned, part of US Creative Cloud suite.
Microsoft Dynamics
USEnterprise ERP/CRM. Azure-hosted, US data sovereignty issues.
Zoho CRM
USIndian-US CRM. US incorporated with global data centres.
Marketing
Mailchimp
USEmail marketing giant. Acquired by Intuit, all data in US.
SendGrid
USTransactional email API. Acquired by Twilio, US-hosted.
Constant Contact
USSmall business email marketing. US company, US data storage.
ActiveCampaign
USMarketing automation. Chicago-based, all customer data on US servers.
Klaviyo
USE-commerce marketing platform. US company, IPO'd 2023.
Marketo
USEnterprise marketing automation. Adobe-owned, US-controlled.
Campaign Monitor
USAustralian-founded email tool, now under US CM Group ownership.
ConvertKit
USCreator email marketing. US-based, all subscriber data in US.
Forms & Surveys
Google Forms
USAll responses collected by Google. Tied to Google Workspace (US).
Typeform
USBarcelona-founded but US-influenced funding and infrastructure.
SurveyMonkey
USEnterprise survey platform. US company, data jurisdiction issues.
Microsoft Forms
USPart of Microsoft 365. All form data stored on Azure in US.
JotForm
USUS-based form builder with 20 million+ users. Data on US servers.
Formstack
USEnterprise form automation. US company, US-hosted infrastructure.
Wufoo
USLegacy form builder now owned by SurveyMonkey parent Momentive.
Qualtrics
USEnterprise experience management. SAP-owned but US HQ, US servers.
Infrastructure
Cloudflare
USCDN and security giant. US company controlling 15–30% of web traffic.
GoDaddy
USWorld's largest domain registrar. US company, frequent data breaches.
Red Hat
USEnterprise Linux and OpenShift. IBM-acquired, US data sovereignty.
Akamai
USCDN and cloud security. US company, powers major media globally.
Vercel
USFrontend deployment platform. US startup, global US-primary edge.
Netlify
USJamstack hosting and CI/CD. US company, US-based infrastructure.
Namecheap
USDomain registrar and hosting. US company registered in Arizona.
Fastly
USEdge cloud platform. US-listed, powers major global media companies.
Accounting
QuickBooks
USDominant SMB accounting software. US company, cloud data in US.
FreshBooks
USFreelancer invoicing software. Canadian-US company.
Wave
USFree accounting for small businesses. Acquired by H&R Block (US).
Xero
USCloud accounting. New Zealand company, outside EU jurisdiction.
Zoho Books
USPart of the Zoho suite. Indian-US company, global data centres.
NetSuite
USEnterprise ERP. Oracle-owned, full US data jurisdiction.
Expensify
USExpense management. US company, financial data stored in US.
Bill.com
USAP/AR automation. US fintech, financial data under US jurisdiction.
Operating Systems
Windows
US72% desktop OS share. Telemetry and activation servers in US.
macOS
USApple's desktop OS. Activation and iCloud sync under US jurisdiction.
iOS
US1.4 billion devices. All app distribution via US App Store.
Android
US3 billion+ devices. Google Play Services harvest data for advertising.
ChromeOS
USBrowser-first OS. Requires Google account, all data in US cloud.
iPadOS
USiPad-specific OS. Same data jurisdiction and lock-in as iOS.
Windows Server
USEnterprise server OS. US licensing, telemetry, and update control.
Android TV
USSmart TV platform. Google collects viewing habits for advertising.
Code Hosting
GitHub
US100M+ developers. Microsoft-owned, all code stored on US servers.
Bitbucket
USGit hosting by Atlassian. Australian-US company, US cloud hosting.
GitLab
USDevSecOps platform. US-listed company, cloud data under US jurisdiction.
Heroku
USPaaS platform. Salesforce-owned, all deployments on AWS US.
CircleCI
USCI/CD automation platform. US company, data in US infrastructure.
Travis CI
USCI/CD service. German-founded but US-acquired under Idera/Apax.
Render
USModern cloud hosting. US startup, data on US-based infrastructure.
AWS CodeCommit
USManaged Git hosting by AWS. All code under US CLOUD Act jurisdiction.
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Social Media
Facebook
🇺🇸US3 billion users. World's deepest advertising surveillance platform.
Instagram
🇺🇸US2 billion MAU. Owned by Meta, all data linked to Facebook's ad profile.
Twitter/X
🇺🇸USRebranded under Elon Musk. User data monetised under new policies.
YouTube
🇺🇸US2.5 billion MAU. Tracks viewing history for advertising profiles.
Reddit
🇺🇸USFront page of the internet. IPO'd 2024, licensed data to AI companies.
LinkedIn
🇺🇸USBusiness social network. Microsoft-owned, data on US Azure.
Pinterest
🇺🇸USVisual discovery platform. US company, all data under US law.
Snapchat
🇺🇸USPhoto messaging app. US company, all content processed in US.