Despite new laws in the field of digitalization, the existing European legislation is totally inadequate to counterbalance the Big Tech wave from Silicon Valley. This is argued by philosopher of law Bart van der Sloot. If we take the influence in the field of politics and human and privacy rights truly seriously, a ban on American tech in Europe is crucial, according to this scholar. In addition, we must work to create a European Big Tech industry. Will such a ban succeed and what will it take to set up a European counterpart of Silicon Valley?
In my opinion, the only way to protect our European values is to ban all American technology in Europe within five years, not only for consumers but also for government authorities and companies.
Okay, but it doesn’t seem like the EU will have the pacing or the drive to apply this. There has been serious backlash over Dutch government agencies switching to US tech, but the orders have been put in and they’re not rolling them back.
Okay, but it doesn’t seem like the EU will have the pacing or the drive to apply this. There has been serious backlash over Dutch government agencies switching to US tech, but the orders have been put in and they’re not rolling them back.