Landmark EU tech rules holding back innovation, Google says

"To boldly go where no-one has gone before", my wallet, bedroom and DMs? :o

Finding new ways into your wallet, bedroom and communications, of course.

Profit maximisation.

Helping genocide for instance by legitimizing the targeting of women and children under the pretext of "the impartial computer said it is okay." Or designating people as "terrorists" to be assassinated because they are in a whatsapp group with someone who is in a whatsapp group with someone who is in a whatsapp group with someone, who is marked as a "terrorist" by the AI.

This is about public opinion, so it shouldn't matter what Google says & people should understand that all megacorp speech is propaganda for their (fairly short-term) profit. And that such statements basically shouldn't get the coverage they are getting (but still some is necessary to have the knowledge to understand other fuckery that megacorp will engage in to achieve it's goals).

A large company with deep pockets, with the ability to influence politics, so yes, I'd say it does matter.

Oh no, people are being prioritized over profits!

Apple said the same thing a short while ago. I wonder what that word, 'innovation', actually means to them.

Does it really matter what google says

EU tech rules not included in U.S. trade talks, EU Commission says

>The European Union's trade chief will hold negotiations this week in Washington to avert higher U.S. tariffs just days before a July 9 deadline, saying he wanted a fair deal as the EU executive dismissed any forced changes to EU tech rules ...

Google says

Oh, so the chances are it's probably very good for EU, nice, carry on.

Cry me a river 🥲