No, that is definitely a factor here: non-US companies are taking advantage of the recent growth in anti-US feeling to make themselves look more attractive to potential customers and investors. No one should really be surprised by this: it simply makes good business sense.
The politicians will be on the ball too, at at least those whose remit covers national/international business or who have a constituency with a large workforce that could benefit. You can see a push in the other direction too: the "buy American" campaigns state-side have grown in volume, more so than can be explained purely by economic factors (which have been the key driver for that sort of thing since 2008) and an interest in protecting manufacturing jobs. If the large (relatively affluent) American market can be discouraged from buying goods/services without a US connection, companies will be discouraged from distancing themselves from US interests.
Of course there has always been a certain amount of keeping business information in particular places. Some regulated industries have to by law and have had to for a long time (you can't properly regulate something if you allow it to move out of your jurisdiction), and all businesses should be aware of the issue (though sadly many aren't) when dealing with personal data. In the UK the Data Protection Act has clauses covering information security which mean you need to be care careful not only how you store personal data but where, and I assume most countries have something equivalent. A little healthy paranoia always snook in to: if the data is more local to you there is less chance you will loose access due to either technical, political, or local issues.
The big difference right now compared to a-year-or-two ago is that the US has fallen off the secondary safe location list for many, and for EU based companies (and individuals) the balance in "I'd rather it be local, but if we can save a bit by hosting in the US, where market scale currently makes it cheaper, I might" has changed.
The politicians will be on the ball too, at at least those whose remit covers national/international business or who have a constituency with a large workforce that could benefit. You can see a push in the other direction too: the "buy American" campaigns state-side have grown in volume, more so than can be explained purely by economic factors (which have been the key driver for that sort of thing since 2008) and an interest in protecting manufacturing jobs. If the large (relatively affluent) American market can be discouraged from buying goods/services without a US connection, companies will be discouraged from distancing themselves from US interests.
Of course there has always been a certain amount of keeping business information in particular places. Some regulated industries have to by law and have had to for a long time (you can't properly regulate something if you allow it to move out of your jurisdiction), and all businesses should be aware of the issue (though sadly many aren't) when dealing with personal data. In the UK the Data Protection Act has clauses covering information security which mean you need to be care careful not only how you store personal data but where, and I assume most countries have something equivalent. A little healthy paranoia always snook in to: if the data is more local to you there is less chance you will loose access due to either technical, political, or local issues.
The big difference right now compared to a-year-or-two ago is that the US has fallen off the secondary safe location list for many, and for EU based companies (and individuals) the balance in "I'd rather it be local, but if we can save a bit by hosting in the US, where market scale currently makes it cheaper, I might" has changed.