CWA Canada president says Saudi buyout of EA should trigger 'virtually every alarm bell'
CWA Canada president Carmel Smyth has urged the Canadian government to scrutinize the proposed $55 billion buyout of Electronic Arts by a consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund due to national security risks. Concerns include potential data misuse, surveillance, and the transfer of sensitive AI technology to a foreign state. The union also highlighted potential job losses for Canadian EA workers due to the deal's financing structure.
- Entities
- Person: Jared Kushner
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Topic: Labor Rights
- Person: Carmel Smyth
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Company: Saudi Arabia
- Game: EA Sports FC 24
- Company: Affinity Partners
- Person: Mohammed bin Salman
- Topic: Data Privacy
- Company: Silver Lake
- Topic: National Security
- Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Game: Battlefield
- Company: Public Investment Fund
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