So, the Dutch government tried to whitewash Amazon's sovereign cloud offering, only to be called out so hard that they had to withdraw the paper.
#digitalsovereignty
https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/05/dutch-govt-pulls-report-dangers-american-cloud-service-criticism
In case anyone was still under the assumption that US Big Tech and the Trump regime aren't one and the same:
The US has ordered its diplomats to lobby against EU attempts to regulate US tech companies 🚨
We need ethical open alternatives.
Or better yet, work with tech and consultancies that guarantee ethical behavior from the start. They're out there. Make it a condition in tech procurement.
The @torproject VPN app for Android is now available in @fdroidorg and therefore guaranteed to be fully Free Software, rebuilt from source.