RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Europe’s technology chief warned Thursday about the risks of relying too heavily on US tech companies in sensitive areas such as cybersecurity and defense. EU tech sovereignty chief Henna Virkkunen was speaking in Brazil at Web Summit Rio — the Americas’ largest tech summit, which draws over 40,000 participants. She said a push for European digital sovereignty did not imply protectionism or isolationism.

Segundo Henna Virkkunen, vice-presidente executiva de Tecnologia, Soberania, Segurança e Democracia da Comissão Europeia, o bloco tem concentrado esforços para ter autonomia em…

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Europe’s technology chief warned Thursday about the risks of relying too heavily on US tech companies in sensitive areas such as cybersecurity and defense.…