Europe is ready to ditch US tech for private alternatives | Proton
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New research from Proton shows that Europeans want to shed US tech dependence and build tech sovereignty for Europe. Read the full report.
    • peacefulpixel@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      in that article (which i had to use the Bypass Paywalls Clean extension to comfortably read) Proton states “we do not comply with US subpoenas from either party.” which of course is because they comply fully with Swiss subpoenas LOL

  • biofaust@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    France is. The EU is working on trying to get EU-made solutions in use. Switzerland is not in the EU and neither is the UK.

    Now that we established this, we can have a productive conversation.

    • IratePirate@feddit.org
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      3 days ago

      Europe is not ready for what that will cost.

      Not true. We’ve seen the U.S. leverage big tech against its perceived enemies by shutting them down remotely. Unless Europe bends over backwards to serve the U.S. fascists’ every whim, this form of blackmail-by-proxy is going to continue, and it’s only going to get worse.

      So the calculation is not: “cost of switching” vs. “cost of continuing the existing vendor lock-in”.

      It is: “cost of switching” vs. “cost of shutting down operations for good”.

      It’s really easy maths if you break it down to its core. It’s maths that even the most bone-headed of our leaders and business “experts” can do. That is, unless they’re peddling somebody else’s agenda…

  • upstroke4448@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I think its great that Europe is looking to rely less on US tech but nothing about whats going on with Europe (especially within the EU) makes me think privacy is a focus.