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The nationalism on the homepage is a little odd... in particular since they're still essentially building on top of Google. https://cliqz.com/en/ https://cliq
by nostromo 7y ago
The nationalism on the homepage is a little odd... in particular since they're still essentially building on top of Google.
https://cliqz.com/en/ https://cliqz.com/en/
> Europe has failed to build its own digital infrastructure. US companies such as Google have thus been able to secure supremacy. They ruthlessly exploit our data. They skim off all profits. They impose their rules on us. In order not to become completely dependent and end up as a digital colony, we Europeans must now build our own independent infrastructure as the foundation for a sovereign future. A future in which our values apply. A future in which Europe receives a fair share of the added value. A future in which we all have sovereign control over our data and our digital lives. And this is exactly why we at Cliqz are developing digital key technologies made in Germany.
- TurkishPoptart 7y agoWell, I think they're right (American here).
- autoexec 7y agoThere's been a lot of discussion about how US-centric the internet is in general even discounting how many massively popular internet companies are US based. I don't think it's unreasonable for Europeans or other nations to try to be less dependent on the US and US based services. As an American, I think it's the smartest thing they can do and I welcome it.
- yellowapple 7y agoI also welcome it, as an American. Hopefully it means more competition and therefore more motivation for US-based products to improve rather than stagnate.
- Semiapies 7y agoAs far as that goes, I agree. I have an uncomfortable feeling, however that this is when the walls really start going up in the internet, beyond just the dictatorships.
- ben509 7y ago> The nationalism on the homepage is a little odd. Especially seeing as how Europe is not a nation. > A future in which we all have sovereign control over our data and our digital lives. ... And this is exactly why we at Cliqz are developing digital key technologies made in Germany. Ahhh, that makes more sense, "sovereign" == "made in Germany."