The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow
some other actor outside US wouldn’t do exactly the same with data as US companies
Would if they could, but …… the key is going from a dominant corporatocracy to more diffuse centers of technology.
Think of the common charger regulations. We here in the US would still be tied to proprietary chargers at excessive prices, but we have USB-C because EU is big enough
Or think of something as basic as encryption. Not too many years ago, US dominated encryption technology and only the simplest was allowed worldwide. That basically created encryption technology centers in Israel and Ireland, and now we all benefit
Would if they could, but …… the key is going from a dominant corporatocracy to more diffuse centers of technology.
Think of the common charger regulations. We here in the US would still be tied to proprietary chargers at excessive prices, but we have USB-C because EU is big enough
Or think of something as basic as encryption. Not too many years ago, US dominated encryption technology and only the simplest was allowed worldwide. That basically created encryption technology centers in Israel and Ireland, and now we all benefit