4 ms·
I fully expect that in some near future the civilian infrastructure also will be de-coupled from USA in the name of national security by other nations. At this
by mrtksn 2y ago
I fully expect that in some near future the civilian infrastructure also will be de-coupled from USA in the name of national security by other nations.
At this very moment, Apple and Google have the ability to disable communications for billions of people. They can make computers and phones totally unusable. Not just some features but everything.
EU was trying to legislate around this risk by forcing companies to bring data on EU soil and open their platform to alternative providers. They always tried to be gentle with it as companies will claim that they are taken advantage of but as the things unfold at this pace I'm pretty sure that it EU and probably the rest of the world will be very heavy handed the moment there's an instance of US president or US tech oligarch decides to shut down group of people from their devices to teach them a lesson or to compel them into something like they did with military systems in Ukraine.
I was afraid for years that people will be insulated into groups and the global community will be destroyed and now I feel like its happening.
- dachris 2y agoI've thought about this for some time now, and am surprised I haven't seen this voiced more often. The way almost all societies have allowed themselves to be completely dependent on a few providers is mind-boggling. Someone else 10,000 miles away has the kill switch for your phone, your credit card, your brokerage account, your TV, likely your HVAC if you're into home automation, maybe your car.
- mrtksn 2y agoJust recently Musk threatened cutting Ukraine's access to Starlink and then insulted the Polish foreign affairs minister once it was pointed out that its paid by Poland. Here: https://x.com/sikorskiradek/status/1898700362460070080 https://x.com/sikorskiradek/status/1898700362460070080 Even though later he claimed that he did not mean that, I guess more people will start thinking about these things.