75% of European businesses fear a US tech Kill Switch as much as a ransomware attack — switching off US cloud and services could deal an economic death blow, with sovereign alternatives desperately needed
www.techradar.com
European businesses are seeking alternatives to US hyperscalers, but Europe has a long way to go before it can survive entirely on its own.
  • Grizzlybur@piefed.caEnglish
    7·
    14 hours ago

    I’m not tech savvy on this level at all, but would this not also kill or seriously maim the US economy too?

    • gabelstapler@feddit.orgEnglish
      16·
      13 hours ago

      Remember when Russia attacked the Ukraine? Within a few days visa and MasterCard had to withdraw from Russia, even though it cost these companies revenue.

      Now imagine there is a new threat coming from the US. No matter whether it’s tariffs or Greenland. The threat alone that by disconnecting Europe from Microsoft 365 or AWS, effectively rendering the while European administration, both government and economy, inoperative would be sufficient for them to back down.

    • huppakee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      14 hours ago

      This is why nobody was fearing this before - there was never somebody in office willing to do something that stupid.