France is ditching Zoom, Teams for its own video call tool
France is ditching big-name video call apps like Zoom, Teams, and Webex for its own tool, Visio.
By 2027, 2.5 million government workers will use Visio instead—all to keep sensitive info safer and rely less on US tech.
Europe pushes for 'sovereign' digital tools
This isn't just about France—Europe's making a bigger push for "sovereign" digital tools.
Other countries are swapping out US software too, hoping to protect data and cut costs.
As French Minister David Amiel put it, the switch is about "We cannot risk having our scientific exchanges, our sensitive data, and our strategic innovations exposed to non-European actors," David Amiel, a civil service minister, said in a press release.
Plus, moves like this could help Europe loosen the grip of US cloud giants on public services.