rik @rik@librem.one

#tegeltje

Mijn nieuwste column had ik nog niet gedeeld. Het klimaat interesseert techbazen geen zier (ik had eerst “hol” maar dat vond de redactie niet zo fraai 😅) https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/06/04/het-klimaat-interesseert-techbazen-geen-zier-a4929180?gift_token=4929180~1781686673~Z8S5wp0IEeKfgABQVoV_mg~rAW3VinNAflVa0W_rrME-cp0STE4eswqZd9IXj5Jt2I

Our statement on the UK government’s demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the country be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification and content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all.

https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf

The slow death of the power user.

"This isn’t an accident. This is the result of two decades of deliberate, calculated effort by the largest technology companies on earth to turn users into consumers, instruments into appliances, and technical literacy into a niche hobby for weirdos. They succeeded beyond their wildest expectations"

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/

#technology #tech #sustainability

#tegeltje

Ik was de pop-ups, reclames en trackers van Datumprikker helemaal zat, dus bouwde ik zelf een alternatief. Altijd gratis, geen reclame, geen account, geen tracking. En #opensource zodat dat ook zo blijft. Plan je volgende etentje, vergadering of borrel eens met Prikkert.nl!

The Wall Street Journal lists 25 critical issues with Microsoft Copilot (200K employees, €240bn revenue). Response? A shrug.

But Nextcloud (160 employees) faces: "Not user-friendly enough."

The double standard: autonomy and privacy traded for convenience.

Is Big Tech what you need ór just what you're used to?

Soverin offers European infrastructure, no vendor lock-in, sovereign data. Switching is easy.

#DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech