Big tech face EU blow in national data watchdogs ruling

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 1:26 PM UTC

throwaway12509 wrote: post #32

axlee wrote: post #19

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>How about actually supporting the European Tech industry instead of just adding endless bureaucracy? Why do you make it sound like they don't? The EU invests massive amounts in technology (in regards to its paltry investment budget, but that's another debate). One does not prevent the other. And calling regulations against clear abuse "endless bureaucracy" is insidious at best.

I believe the EU would be better off if it just deleted its technology funding apparatus and tried to rebuild something like DARPA, while focusing on procurement like the poster suggested. There is a huge amount of money available, but it's locked behind layers and layers of bureaucracy. It is a huge waste of time on both sides, for some anecdotal I'm procrastinating from an application as I type. I should be coding…

Post by estaseuropano » Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 1:28 PM UTC

HPsquared wrote: post #40

brnt wrote: post #9

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London is an exercise in marketing, to see how far peoples suspension of disbelief can be stretched whilst being a net drain on a country it isn't even strictly part of, and a drain the world as a whole. It is amazing to see how Brits outside of (hell, even in) London live, the British countryside has some of the poorest areas in western Europe. Evidence marketing is effective!

>> net drain on a country it isn't even strictly part of Not quite: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_fiscal_balance

Post by seniorivn » Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 1:34 PM UTC

maccard wrote: post #31

brnt wrote: post #9

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London is an exercise in marketing, to see how far peoples suspension of disbelief can be stretched whilst being a net drain on a country it isn't even strictly part of, and a drain the world as a whole. It is amazing to see how Brits outside of (hell, even in) London live, the British countryside has some of the poorest areas in western Europe. Evidence marketing is effective!

> the British countryside has some of the poorest areas in western Europe All rich countries have impovrished areas that have been left behind. > It is amazing to see how Brits outside of (hell, even in) London live, The same can be said for California, New York, Florida, Dublin, Paris, Barcelona, etc.

Post by sidlls » Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 1:36 PM UTC

danaris wrote: post #44

throwaway12509 wrote: post #32

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I believe the EU would be better off if it just deleted its technology funding apparatus and tried to rebuild something like DARPA, while focusing on procurement like the poster suggested. There is a huge amount of money available, but it's locked behind layers and layers of bureaucracy. It is a huge waste of time on both sides, for some anecdotal I'm procrastinating from an application as I type. I should be coding…

But why is a high stock value the ultimate goal? Shouldn't the goal be producing tech that's beneficial?

Post by Silhouette » Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 1:37 PM UTC

jeltz wrote: post #74

Silhouette wrote: post #51

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You don't have to sell out to a big US company, so it's worth pausing to ask how we've reached the situation you described.

The issue is that there are a bunch of big is companies with way too much cash who can buy any potential competitor. I do not feel it matters much how they got that big. What we instead need to limit is their ability to buy competitors.