[cartan]

Merkel wants to control the internet. The very idea of a free network where everybody can publicly say whatever they like is a terrible nightmare to European politicians. As soon as they control it, everybody will need to get a permit before they can put up a web page or edit it. Now all they have to do is tell the sheeple that it’s all for their own good, to protect them from evil, spying Americans. That’ll convince the subjects!

[The Antiyuppie]

The EU people in Brussels must be licking their chops at this new opportunity for suppression and control.

I don’t think that all of the damage reports are in yet on how much this will cost US-based tech firms, in loss of trust. Remember - wasn’t it just a few months ago when we were fretting about Chinese clone spy chips in routers and switches? That’s the least of our problems.

[Olog-hai]

Yes; the Yanks are the bogeyman du jour once more. Not enough that it was “the CIA are trying to stop the EU” during the Lisbon Treaty re-vote in Ireland . . . (sad thing is, Obama deserves this in a number of ways)