Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one
Joined Aug 2019
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I had an interesting discussion about software supply-chain security with @joshbressers in the Open Source Security podcast last week: https://opensourcesecurity.io/2025/2025-11-xz-debian-otto/
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The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.
If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.
https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.
We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.
Thank you for your support!
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AI slop is so useful and desirable that Google and Microsoft have to spend shit ton of money to have "influencers" shill for it:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-pay-creators-500000-and-more-to-promote-ai.html
Remember when "influencers" were shilling for NFTs? That was fun and ended well for everyone involved, proving NFTs are actually useful. 🤡
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"The initiative targets light pollution and seeks to reduce disruptions to nocturnal species, particularly bats, which are sensitive to urban light."
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Friendly reminder:
NO ONE needs AI slop and more AI data centres
EVERYBODY needs clean water, affordable energy, and a habitable planet
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If the project you work on is based on a standard or specification external to the project or should be a standard in your opinion, please complete the survey at the following link:
https://sovereigntechfund.limesurvey.net/999999
🗓 Deadline: 9 March 2026
Thank you for your time and for your contributions. 💜
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The Sovereign Tech Agency is exploring how to better support open source maintainers and contributors who are actively working on technology standards relevant to their open source infrastructure projects.
Open standards are foundational to a healthy open source ecosystem. They enable interoperability, enhance digital sovereignty, foster competition and innovation and ensure that critical digital infrastructure remains accessible and serves the public interest.
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Just finished a 10 hour day doing volunteer work on #DigitalMarketsAct #AndroidDeveloperVerification and related #policy things. It is really important work, especially for #FOSS @fdroidorg and more. It is quite interesting, I only wish I could get paid to do it so I could engage more. The #EuropeanCommission and others would certainly welcome more input from people like me.
#Apple says the #EU #DigitalMarketsAct delays features by a couple months, and advises other governments not to follow the #DMA example.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgj9kjmvzzo
Perhaps. What is clear is that the DMA brings real gains in interoperability. For example, because of the DMA, #AirDrop now can work between #iOS and #Android
I think this same pressure also got Apple to implement #RCS to provide encrypted text messages between the #mobile #duopoly operating systems.
Also, in the UK the competition regulator is pushing Apple and Google to open up https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c626rng1v63o
So if the Epic vs. Google settlement is global, its basically moot in the UK since the CMA is already on Google to open up.
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You did not actively consent to allow #LinkedIn to use your data for AI training.
Turn it off now; here's how!
https://tuta.com/blog/linkedin-ai-user-data
✊️ Fight AI & fight Big Tech
You have to manually turn off "Data for generative AI improvement"
Share so everyone is aware. ❤️
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The German federal government currently pays €481 million in licensing fees to #Microsoft every year.
I'm sure @zendis could build some nice stuff with half the money and make it available for everybody else to re-use.
The #EpicVsGoogle settlement has shifted to apply globally while watering down the terms. This is worse for #US users without providing much in exchange. Why would #Google accept global scope? Because it is clear that #DigitalMarketsAct and laws like force them to open up anyway, so Google doesn't lose by agreeing to global applicability. In exchange, Google gains weakened terms in the US, which is not pursuing something like the DMA
#EpicGames #DMA #EpicVGoogle #Android #GooglePlay #AntiTrust
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Digital sovereignty isn’t just about buying European software - it’s about control, choice and avoiding lock-in.
Open source + open standards let governments operate independently, switch vendors, and keep control over critical tech.
Europe has strong open source foundations, but they’re underfunded. More investment in interoperable, open technologies would boost resilience and EU economic impact.
📝 Blog by @Amandine: Open source is key to Europe’s digital sovereignty: https://element.io/blog/open-source-is-key-to-europes-digital-sovereignty/
This #PlayIntegrity stuff is really questionable. My banking app won't run on a #GoogleFree #LineageOS running #Android 16 with all the latest security updates. But a #GooglePlay device running Android 10 that was last updated in 2021 is approved. This is not a real #security check. This looks like a #gatekeeper #monopoly check.
So the current #Republican administration in the #US is cutting #taxes and cutting all sorts of services like Corporation for Public Broadcasting. What is so crazy is that the one other party, the #Democratic party, just seems to whine about it. Many states are controlled by the #Democrats. States tax people. Why are they so ineffective? Don't they realize they could seize a bunch of power from the Federal government by just taxing the people at the state level who now pay less Federal taxes?
I just found this info graphic, I think it is quite good. I'm curious what people think about how understandable this is for non-technical people http://www.gnu.org/graphics/amihud-4-freedoms.html
Joined Aug 2019
