Why are Google and Apple dictating how European democracies fight coronavirus?

[rudolph9]

So, refusing to violate basic privacy standards is dictating how Europeans fight coronavirus?

[anoncake]

American companies don't get to tell European democratic governments what privacy standards are appropriate.

[niemandhier]

They are not, most likely the tracking apps are completely irrelevant. The vast majority of European ( or at least German ) measures were motivated by scientists and not by Silicon Valley companies.

[c89X]

I think the point of the article is not whether the tracking apps are relevant - or damaging to privacy, which they very well may be. The point is that these decisions should be made by European governments, nót (American) corporations.