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
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European businesses are seeking alternatives to US hyperscalers, but Europe has a long way to go before it can survive entirely on its own.
  • balsoft@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    18 days ago

    The language “switching off US cloud <…> could deal an economic blow” can be interpreted in two different ways: the US companies switch off access for EU companies, or EU companies switch off from the US cloud to some alternative.

    • Signtist@bookwyr.meEnglish
      8·
      18 days ago

      Well, it could if read on its own, but when it follows the “fear of US kill switch” it’s pretty clear that they’re talking about a risk of the US switching off access.

      • balsoft@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        18 days ago

        On the other hand, given the agent of the first half of that sentence (“European businesses”), it is also reasonable to assume that they would be the ones “switching off” from US cloud in the second half. It is poor headline writing.

          • balsoft@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            18 days ago

            It is totally reasonable to assume that a “fear” is motivating those companies to do something. Given at least 5 people here misunderstood the headline it’s pretty clearly ambiguous and thus bad. It would be really easy to fix too, e.g.

            75% of European businesses fear a US tech Kill Switch as much as a ransomware attack — being cut off from US cloud and services could deal an economic death blow, with sovereign alternatives needed