| Story Views | |
| Now: | |
| Last Hour: | |
| Last 24 Hours: | |
| Total: | |
Bugged by US spying, EU may sever ties with American internet providers
EU businesses are threatening to terminate relations with American internet providers in response to the National Security Agency surveillance scandal, the European Commission has warned.
Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission, said that US providers of ‘cloud services,’ a technology that permits clients to store data on remote servers, could suffer steep losses if users fear the security of their material is at risk of being compromised.
“If businesses or governments think they might be spied on, they will have less reason to trust cloud, and it will be cloud providers who ultimately miss out,” Kroes said. “Why would you pay someone else to hold your commercial or other secrets if you suspect or know they are being shared against your wishes?”
The EC vice president then pointed to the “multi-billion euro consequences” facing US internet companies in the wake of the scandal.
http://rt.com/news/us-eu-prism-snowden-trade-694/
Source: http://yeoldefalseflag.com/thread-bugged-by-us-spying-eu-may-sever-ties-with-american-internet-providers
