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Finland and the EU Could Eventually Pursue Self-Sufficiency in Computing

posted by martyb on Thursday February 27 2020, @07:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the three-cheers-for-optimism dept.

canopic jug writes:

The Helsinki Times reports that Finland's Minister of Finance suggested during a recent foreign policy speech that Finland and the EU could pursue self-sufficiency in computing, in particular to avoid over dependence on just a handful of companies. She pointed out that this overreliance on said companies has become so severe that company policy has already started to override existing relevant legislation. The topic had earlier been brought up by President Sauli Niinistö. So far, though, not even Russia has made progress in that direction despite over a decade passing since announcing plans.

"Cyber self-sufficiency, in practical terms, could mean having a European operating system and web browser. The EU could also function as a provider of certificates," she envisioned in a foreign and security policy speech in Helsinki on Wednesday, 26 February.

Previously:
Moscow Bans Sale of Gadgets Without Russian-Made Software

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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday February 27 2020, @11:01PM (2 children)

    by Bot (3902) on Thursday February 27 2020, @11:01PM (#963843) Journal

    The point of balkanization is to undo the benefits of the internet. It will happen after the internet has realized the potential for control.

    This is why I was surprised when the internet really took off. Too good to be true. Too disrupting its potential if it could result in a transparent society where it is impossible to steal and the identity of any owner is known, and whether any owner contributes to or hinders society is apparent. Instead we had porn and a post-orwellian degree of control.

    And they will take away porn too.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 28 2020, @09:53PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 28 2020, @09:53PM (#964362)

    And they will take away porn too.

    Time to go out and buy a printer. Oh wait, I guess you can download it too, but that's no fun. They probably even have DVD and Bluray in those dirty shops my mom said I wasn't old enough to go to. I said, mom, I don't want to wait in the car, I'm 36 and the kids in the other cars make fun of me.

  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday February 29 2020, @12:33AM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Saturday February 29 2020, @12:33AM (#964418) Journal

    And they will take away porn too.

    You said something about an inconceivable universe in your other reply. Would this be an example of such a thing?

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