EU aims to ensure foreign governments or firms cannot disrupt tech services with ‘kill switch’
The European Commission has introduced proposals targeting what it calls 'risky dependencies' on foreign suppliers across cloud computing, AI, and semiconductors, seeking to prevent any outside government or company from holding effective control over critical European digital infrastructure.
Why this matters: Reducing reliance on foreign-controlled platforms could limit extraterritorial data access by non-EU governments, but consolidating infrastructure under domestically favored providers also concentrates power in ways that warrant scrutiny from a civil liberties standpoint.
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