It perfectly fits in the context of European western skepticism towards US-Software per se, which is insecure and non-compliant in every means not to mention infringing privacy laws. Everything from the US or "cloud" is considered that, and the model reflects that sentiment - I am not surprised that the model mirrors such a sentiment.

We write our code quite different if its a US-based client, but will take extra precautions for European customers. It is just a reflection of the real world, what a shocker.

model produces lower quality code when told to break fast and move things