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        "id": 1674168,
        "msgid": "europe-candidly-states-that-america-and-china-cannot-be-trusted-1776070263",
        "date": "2026-04-13 14:45:00",
        "title": "Europe Candidly States That America and China Cannot Be Trusted",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "A POLITICO survey reveals that over 80% of Europeans distrust US and Chinese tech companies with handling personal data responsibly, with even higher scepticism towards Chinese firms at 93%. This sentiment underscores the EU's push to develop local technologies in AI, cloud services, and telecom to reduce reliance on foreign giants, amid concerns over conflicting domestic security laws that could grant governments access to user data despite GDPR compliance. While trust in European tech companies stands at 51% and national governments at 45%, variations exist across countries like Germany showing peak distrust and Poland relative openness.",
        "content": "<p>Europeans admit they do not trust technology companies from the\nUnited States (US) and China. They consider both countries untrustworthy\nin managing users\u2019 personal data.<\/p>\n<p>The European Pulse survey by POLITICO shows that more than 8 out of\n10 Europeans do not trust US or Chinese technology companies. In fact,\nthe level of distrust towards Chinese companies is recorded higher than\nthat towards America.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 84% of respondents stated they do not trust US technology\ncompanies to handle personal data responsibly. Meanwhile, 93% of\nrespondents said the same about Chinese technology companies.<\/p>\n<p>This finding emerges as Europe is striving to reduce dependence on\nforeign tech giants. The European Union is now promoting the development\nof local technologies, from artificial intelligence and cloud services\nto telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, trust in European technology companies is not yet fully\nstrong. Only 51% of respondents said they trust local technology\ncompanies with their personal data. Even trust in national governments\nis lower, at 45%.<\/p>\n<p>This survey involved 6,698 respondents from six major EU countries,\nnamely Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, and Belgium, during the\nperiod of 13-21 March.<\/p>\n<p>Germany is the country with the highest level of distrust towards\nAmerican and Chinese technology companies. As many as 91% of respondents\nin that country do not trust American companies, while 98% state they do\nnot trust Chinese companies.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Poland is one of the countries that is relatively more\nopen to foreign technology. Around 38% of respondents in Poland trust\nAmerican companies, and 20% state they trust Chinese companies.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Belgium is the country with the highest level of trust in\nEuropean technology companies. As many as 59% of respondents are\nconfident that regional technology companies will be responsible in\nmanaging user data.<\/p>\n<p>Although foreign companies must still comply with EU privacy rules\nsuch as GDPR, concerns remain. This is because technology companies\nbased in America and China are also subject to domestic security laws,\nwhich allow governments to request access to user data. This risk raises\nconcerns among courts and privacy regulators in Europe.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/europe-candidly-states-that-america-and-china-cannot-be-trusted-1776070263",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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