So, are our governments finally going to see US software as a risk? Because this can shut down entire governments

Bully behaviour

I mean, they’ve been known to use Telegram. It wouldn’t surprise me if they used Signal too, precisely because of its strong encryption.

They’ve been trying for a long time now unfortunately. Not just the EU, but individual countries too. It has never taken actual form yet, so let’s hope it stays that way and vote and act accordingly.

For me it’s more about supporting local businesses. If we want to gain more consumer independence from the US, we need to support our own businesses, big or small. I give preference to smaller businesses of course. Of course, being purist about it is not a good thing either imo.

Lol, so WhatsApp and Telegram have the same, by their definition, vulnerability

Why though? Some of the biggest distros aren’t even based in the US but rather in Europe.

Most brands have their own webshops. I’ve always bought Cars jeans, Dutch AFAIK, but recently bought a pair of Kuyichi jeans, who are also Dutch. Though never online. I always buy in store. Not sure if their own webshops ship to Germany, but I’m sure there are some shops in Germany that do. Of course, there’s also C&A and ArmedAngels that have their own webshops, who are both German.