> The other way to look at it is that the EU isn't in thrall to big tech companies and the world is lucky that there's somewhere that their power doesn't reach.

> The other way to look at it is that the EU isn't in thrall to big tech companies and the world is lucky that there's somewhere that their power doesn't reach. I'm inclined to agree when you look at things like privacy regulation/GDPR, but the recent draft legislation that weakens encryption leaves me doubting their ability to regulate.