What began in March as a modest but collaborative effort between academics and computer developers to create a single European protocol was ultimately derailed by differing national interests, approaches to privacy, and finally the announcement in mid-April that Apple and Google, whose software powers almost all of the world’s smartphones, would launch their own system. Brussels is pushing for consensus, but a meeting on Tuesday among telecom ministers and commissioners failed to resolve the schism. Read More...
What began in March as a modest but collaborative effort between academics and computer developers to create a single European protocol was ultimately derailed by differing national interests, approaches to privacy, and finally the announcement in mid-April that Apple and Google, whose software powers almost all of the world’s smartphones, would launch their own system. Brussels is pushing for consensus, but a meeting on Tuesday among telecom ministers and commissioners failed to resolve the schism.
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