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Technology@lemmy.worldbybeep@piefed.world
11 days

It’s official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1267324/its-official-eu-will-force-google-to-share-search-data-and-open-up-ai-on-android

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    • buran@lemmy.todayEnglish
      11 days

      They should focus on not letting Google kill Android.

        • mannycalavera@feddit.ukEnglish
          11 days

          Do the EU have the capability to fork it?

            • buran@lemmy.todayEnglish
              10 days

              I don’t know, but I’m not sure if a government funded fork would be the right move.

              Many people have their doubts about using funding for things like that, I wouldn’t be opposed to it but Europe has other problems that people might consider more urgent.

                • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netEnglish
                  9 days

                  It would absolutely be the right move. Some individual countries are already doing this and there are proposals for EU to do the same:

                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_Sovereign_Tech_Fund

                    • Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
                      9 days

                      Yeah, it would be so much easier for the eu to do chat control is they controlled the while os

                    • mannycalavera@feddit.ukEnglish
                      9 days

                      OK. So in that case the easiest thing to do is to hand out fines.

                  • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    10 days

                    Is “kill” a strong word here? They are heavily restricting it, and it’s reversible with some effort, know-how, and compromise, right?

                    But killing it, I feel like they are not. Even though I strongly oppose what they are doing, don’t get me wrong!

                      • buran@lemmy.todayEnglish
                        10 days

                        I mean, it’s the Android Open Source Project. Restricting it would be against the interests of the Free Software/Open Source movements and I believe that’s a violation on the principles of the project in my opinion.

                    • eicker@lemmy.worldEnglish
                      10 days

                      The DMA isn’t about punishing successful companies: it’s about preventing gatekeepers from deciding who gets to compete. If Android users can choose their browser, they should be able to choose their AI assistant too. Competition should happen on product quality, not on who owns the operating system!

                      • AppleMango@lemmy.worldEnglish
                        11 days

                        Can’t they not let Android get locked down in a few months too? It’ll almost become as bad as iOS at that point. Who knows they might even block installation of other OSs in the future.

                          • LemmyEntertainYou@piefed.socialEnglish
                            10 days

                            The EU doesn’t actually care about user freedom, they just want as much surveillance as possible.

                          • Mwa@thelemmy.clubEnglish
                            9 days

                            probably only in the EU

                            • AppleMango@lemmy.worldEnglish
                              11 days

                              They had no reason to wait till the AI boom for this, could have done it long ago when google assistant was the only one allowed access to these things.

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