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Witte Huis opent aanval op Europese privacywetgeving en ‘oneerlijke’ regulering Amerikaanse techbedrijven




U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts


Washington Post ($)

Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud, people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post.

The British government’s undisclosed order, issued last month, requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely assistance in cracking a specific account, and has no known precedent in major democracies. (…)

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Tags: #english #apple #icloud #encryption #backdoor #uk #united kingdom #privacy #big tech



Communications without Musk and Trump: Cloud Kootwijk


Bert Hubert

My call for European governments to retain at least a core IT/communication/email/file capability that is independent of US clouds. Named after the iconic Radio Kootwijk which we built in response to the English cutting off our communications with Indonesia in 1916. Source (Mastodon)

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#english #facebook #meta #amazon #microsoft #google #cloud #netherlands #communication #alphabet #big tech

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Mailen en communiceren zonder Musk en Trump: Cloud Kootwijk


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‘Techgiganten zullen er samen met het Witte Huis alles aan doen om hun doel te bereiken’


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New here | Has Diaspora* become marginalized?


I decided to have a look at Friendica, as I noticed that Diaspora* often is ignored in the recent spate of articles about alternatives for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X and the like. Also I noticed that Diaspora* is not fully integrated in the Fediverse.

Still finding out the ins and outs of Friendica.

(My Diaspora* account)

Tags: #english #social media #meta #facebook #twitter #x #tiktok #big tech #instagram #threads #mastodon #fediverse #diaspora*

in reply to Unus Nemo

I could not believe my eyes when I read about that censorship of #democrats #obama #biden and #fauci in a newspaper and now in your blog. (I am not in the US.) Where is this going to end?
in reply to Bert Ernste

Sadly, I do not believe it will end. Look at the owners of the most popular social media sites. I believe that speaks for itself.