Most EU residents don’t trust firms in the U.S. or China with their data

‘Authorities can ask them to hand over data’: Report claims over 80% of Europeans don’t trust US and Chinese businesses to handle their data – Europe is desperate for homegrown AI, cloud, and telecoms as the rift with the US grows

Distrust of US and Chinese companies may have reached an all-time high, and Europeans want homegrown alternatives.

Most EU residents don’t trust firms in the U.S. or China with their data

A new survey from Politico found that the vast majority of EU web users trust tech companies in their home region significantly more.

Approximately 84% of respondents said they feel uneasy about entrusting their personal data to American technology companies, and 93% said they similarly do not trust Chinese companies.

In Europe,efforts are underway to reduce dependence on giant American and Chinese technology companies in order to promote domestic technological development in a wide range of fields, including AI, cloud computing, and telecommunications. A survey conducted by the American political news media outlet POLITICO in six major EU countries revealed that the majority of Europeans feel uneasy about entrusting their data to American and Chinese technol…

Europeans distrust American and Chinese tech companies over their handling of data

A recent survey in six major EU countries has shown that Europeans have a significant lack of trust in American and Chinese technology companies when it comes to handling personal data. The poll, carried out by Cluster17 for news outlet Politico and consultancy beBartlet, found that more than 80% of respondents expressed distrust towards both [… The post Europeans distrust American and Chinese tech companies over their handling of data appeared …

Europeans Do Not Trust China, US Tech Companies With Their Data: Survey

A new survey has found that Europeans do not trust Chinese and US-based tech companies when it comes to handling their data. The findings are important at a time when artificial intelligence (AI) companies based out of these two countries have started gaining a user base from across the globe.