Critical infrastructure. The US has a history of forcing their way into many parts of it [1] and we know they use it for leverage whenever it's suitable. Furthermore, if you control the information flow of a system, then decision making based on that information becomes dependent on those who control it.
x86cherry|1 month ago
[1] https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/guerre-economique-c...
ironbound|1 month ago