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On RTÉ Radio 1: should Europe wean itself off US tech?

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Ireland’s national broadcaster picked up the question that has been working its way through European capitals: should Europe wean itself off US tech? On RTÉ Radio 1’s Today with David McCullagh, Dr Hazel Murray, Chair of Cybersecurity at Munster Technological University, and I talked through what Europe’s dependence on American cloud, software, and platforms actually exposes it to, why the “kill switch” worry is not far-fetched, and what building credible alternatives would take. Twelve minutes; the recording is below.

With: Robin Berjon