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Phobia is defined as an irrational fear. Before PRISM, you could argue the fear was indeed irrational (although the writings were on the wall), but now? Of cou
by groestl 4y ago
Phobia is defined as an irrational fear. Before PRISM, you could argue the fear was indeed irrational (although the writings were on the wall), but now?
Of course, for a company that's a numbers game. For private citizens or the general public, especially in countries with a history like Germany or Italy, it's not.
- leftcenterright 4y agoI think it boiled down mostly to fear of being compromised by the CIA/NSA vs fear of being compromised by a mildly competent attacker while using an insecure "Made in EU" provider. Practically speaking: the first one winning against the latter is really of no use.
- groestl 4y agoAs a former European supplier for US companies myself, now part of a "Made in EU" company, being friends with enough European engineers I regard highly, I must admit I'm not impartial to that topic.