Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoShould Europe wean itself off US tech?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10 cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkShould Europe wean itself off US tech?www.bbc.comSunshine (she/her)@piefed.caM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11fedilink cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squareobsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI would feel though that Europe has a lot more of a chance then America at being able to make an alternative. I would love to see an open standard for transactions that can come with the same protections or similar that you can get with credit cards for fraud.
minus-squareHumanius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 months agoWero is a good alternative that is in the process of being rolled out. However, the main issue is that that rollout is painfully slow, and seemingly is not being accelerated in what is frankly an existential threat to European sovereignty.
I would feel though that Europe has a lot more of a chance then America at being able to make an alternative.
I would love to see an open standard for transactions that can come with the same protections or similar that you can get with credit cards for fraud.
Wero is a good alternative that is in the process of being rolled out.
However, the main issue is that that rollout is painfully slow, and seemingly is not being accelerated in what is frankly an existential threat to European sovereignty.