What if America leaves NATO?

We're diving into the hard truth about strategic autonomy, kill switches, and why you can't trust American tech giants with your most personal data anymore.

Read the full story on our site: https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/04/what-if-america-leaves-nato/🔗 #DigitalSovereignty #Europe #Privacy

Dutch European NGO @DefendDemocracy is shifting gears after 6 years of advocacy for democratic resilience in the face of (usually hybrid) internal, external and technological threats. (I am a board member of Defend Democracy since early last year). We are looking for a new executive director as part of the phase change. Interested? Take a look at https://defenddemocracy.eu/new-phase/ #democracy #europe #resilience #hybridattacks #digitalsovereignty
Defend Democracy celebrates 6th anniversary with new phase — Defend Democracy

Defend Democracy will shift its focus to contributing more concretely to building preparedness, resilience and tech sovereignty.

Defend Democracy

Euro-Office is making headlines and rightly so.

Soverin is proud to be part of the founding coalition: twelve European companies building a fully open source office suite under European law.

For us, this is the natural next step beyond a decade of sovereign email.
"We need to collaborate and connect. That's how we move forward, faster." — Diana Krieger, Soverin

#DigitalSovereignty #NIS2 #EuroOffice #Soverin #OpenSource

Brilliant news! We’ve set the course and left the dock, with the majority of Jolla Phone Batch #1 pre-orderers now paid and locked in for delivery starting July 8, 2026.

Pre-order holders from Batch #2: your payment link is ready. Choose your colour, your preferred accessories and complete your order by April 30, to lock in your delivery.

Check your email for your personal order link and please read the instructions carefully so you won’t forget to use your personal pre-order discount code.

⚡Remember, Day1 spots are limited — hurry up and claim yours before they're gone!

Happy sailing!

#Jolla #SailfishOS #DigitalSovereignty #PrivacyFirst #CommunityPowered #European

🇪🇺 Europe’s digital laws are not bargaining chips European civil society organizations urge the European Commission to halt plans that risks giving US Big Tech a back door to weaken the EU digital rules and enforcement. #sovereignty #digitalsovereignty #Europe #bigtech edri.org/our-work/eur...

Europe’s digital laws are not ...
Europe’s digital laws are not bargaining chips - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

In reaction to the recent plan to “open a formal dialogue” with the US government on EU tech rules, EDRi and other civil society organisations urge the Commission to halt this plan that risks giving Big Tech a back door to weaken the EU digital rulebook and its enforcement.

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Die #SovereignTechAgency hat einen besonderen Auftrag: Wir stärken offene digitale Infrastruktur, auf die moderne Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft angewiesen sind.

Wir wachsen und suchen aktuell für mehrere Positionen:

- HR Generalist*in
- Programm-Manager*in für den Sovereign Tech Fund
- Referent*in der Geschäftsführung

#digitalsovereignty #publicinterest #hiring 1/2

The Sovereign Tech Agency is doing something special: we invest in and support the open digital infrastructure that modern economies and societies rely on.

We’re currently #hiring for several roles:

- HR Generalist
- Program Manager #SovereignTechFund
- Executive Assistant

If you’re interested in working at the intersection of technology, policy, and the #publicinterest with an international team, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more & apply: https://www.sovereign.tech/jobs/#open-positions

#digitalsovereignty

#Digitalsovereignty is the goal, but how do we get there?

We spoke with Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker ahead of #NextcloudSummit about law, policy, and real-world action.

Read the interview, including practical steps for organizations to achieve #dataindependence 👇

https://nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-starts-with-procurement-interview-with-prof-dr-dennis-kenji-kipker/

@knoppix95 While suites of services are a great step forward, parents will still likely give their children devices with an OS from #apple #microsoft or #google And the built-in parental control is often extremely privacy-invasive.

Parents need to know that alternatives exist: Linux on PC and degoogled Android with privacy-respecting parental control.

When choosing hardware, choose carefully or buy pre-degoogled: https://iode.tech/documentation/parental-control/ #bigtech #digitalsovereignty #parentalControl

Vielleicht sollte man denen mal die Definition von "digitaler Souveränität" erklären. Azure ist es jedenfalls nicht, egal wo die Server (angeblich) stehen...

#microsoft #azure #digitalsovereignty