U.S. tightens export controls on items used in surveillance of private citizens
so it sounds like American companies helping the US government spy on Americans is OK, American companies helping the US government spy on people in other countries is OK, American companies helping foreign governments spy on their own people is not OK. If they believe these tools are effective, it sounds like they want to prevent foreign governments from using American technology to defend themselves against American agents. “Computer powered super surveillance is our thing, you don’t get to play with it” is how it reads to me.