I was somewhat dissapointed at the perspective :-) seeing the article was from morningstar.com, I was expecting a radical left wing critique of EU and US tech policy.
[The "Morning Star" is a left wing UK paper, whose editorial stance is in line with the Communist Party of Great Britain (morningstaronline.co.uk)]
Everything about this site, right from the get go, screams useless amateur (average person on reddit level of writing).
There doesn't seem to be anything new in this news article either, we've all already read about EU sovereignty pushes (and as a German, I also regard it as essential). So until there's actual credible coverage of some actual "kill switch" I'll hold judgement.
I can't help but feel that this sort of reinforces the suspicions a lot of Americans - on both sides of the aisle, mind - have felt towards Europe since, idk, maybe the Chicken Tax era, one of an alliance of convenience.
Well, not only this, the private movement of avoiding American stuff is also getting stronger in the EU. Somehow it's like game in the store, YESSsss, +1:EU -1:US. It's feels so satisfying to find and buy alternatives to US products where it's possible, from tech over clothes to food. Somehow Trump is doing the EU a favor by pushing us to become independent again. It will take time, but we'll get there.
While I understand and support the sentiment here, I don't see any description about the kill switch that the title mentions. They are simply pushing for alternatives. Furthermore, the alternatives are too narrowly focused, if communications cannot be trusted, you cannot trust closed operating systems either. Windows, Macos, and iOS ought to be on the circuit for this purported kill switch.
> I don't see any description about the kill switch that the title mentions.
I don't think it's actually talking about a literal kill switch. It's talking about Europeans choosing to take their business to European firms instead of Americans, and American firms stock prices are not taking into account the lost business.
As a US software engineer that is worn out from the last 10 years of politics here, I'm just waiting for the EU countries to start dropping Tech Worker Visas and fast-tracks to permanent residency...
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Interesting article though.
Everything about this site, right from the get go, screams useless amateur (average person on reddit level of writing).
There doesn't seem to be anything new in this news article either, we've all already read about EU sovereignty pushes (and as a German, I also regard it as essential). So until there's actual credible coverage of some actual "kill switch" I'll hold judgement.
KILL switches are the only thing the oligarchy will care for.
We've seen what the continent will put up with.
Why?
This feels like an LLM generated listicle designed to be digested and summarized by an LLM on the other end.
Like how many US products are there really? Pretty much everything's made in China, except some software. Even the stuff with a "US" brand.
I don't think it's actually talking about a literal kill switch. It's talking about Europeans choosing to take their business to European firms instead of Americans, and American firms stock prices are not taking into account the lost business.