Ixesha elithile ngoku, kwaye ngaphambi kokufika kukaDonald Trump kubongameli be-United States, ezinye iinkampani zobuchwephesha bezikhethe ukungasebenzisani norhulumente waseMelika kwimicimbi yabucalaOko kukuthi, ekunikezeleni ukufikelela kwiiakhawunti zabasebenzisi okanye kwizixhobo. Sonke siyalikhumbula ityala le-iPhone kunye ne-FBI, i-iPhone ethi, ebusweni bokungavumi kuka-Apple ukuyivula, inyanzelise i-Arhente yoPhando yase-Federal ukuba ibuyele kwinkampani yakwa-Israeli. Kodwa i-Apple yayingengowokuqala ukutyalwa. Ngo-2014, u-Microsoft wasiwa enkundleni ngenxa yokwala ukunikezela ngedatha yomsebenzisi, idatha eyayibanjwe kumaseva angaphandle kwe-United States.
Ngesi sihlandlo, isigebenga sekhompyuter siphumelele kwakhona urhulumente waseMelika, kwakhona enkundleni ngesizathu esifanayoKodwa kule meko, ibeke umzekelo oza kuvumela zonke iinkampani zetekhnoloji ukuba ziyisebenzise ukuzikhusela kwizicelo zikarhulumente ezizayo. U-Microsoft usebenzise umthetho ka-1986 othi ii-imeyile ezigcinwe ngaphandle kwe-United States azikho phantsi kwezicelo zangaphakathi okanye ukugwetywa.
Kodwa urhulumente waseMelika usenakho ukugcwalisa isigqibo sokugqibela esisa eli tyala kwiNkundla ePhakamileyo yaseMelika, phambi kwangoLwesibini olandelayo. Asazi ukuba ngoku uDonald Trump sele engumongameli wase-United States, kwaye kunjalo eqala ukuzalisekisa izithembiso zephulo labo lonyulo, iya kuzimisele ukungena ngokupheleleyo kubucala babasebenzisi kwaye itsibe umthetho ophuma kwimikhono yayo enyanzela nayiphi na inkampani ukuba ibonelele ngedatha yabasebenzisi bayo, nokuba idatha yabo ibanjelwe kummandla waseMelika okanye ngaphandle kwayo.