- Ian Murdock from #Debian, killed

- Aaron Swartz

- #Debian #NSA scandal

- #SystemD and similar pests from #freedesktoporg controlled by Microsoft and IBM

There's a trend, with #Meta and #palantir

Get a libre #gnulinux distro as #guix as your daily driver, better if you choose #xfce or #kde as your desktops, avoid selecting #gnome in the instsaller. Use #9front as the proper Unix/computer science thinkering. If you can run vmx under #9front (modern 64 bit Intel machines), install #guix under it and just use the browser for #Javascript if your goverment chores -taxes nad the like- mandates it. Then purge its configuration.

Microsoft-Cloud GCC High: Wie FedRAMP eine kritisch bewertete Technologie für US-Behörden genehmigte

Intern sprach ein Mitglied des Prüfteams von einem „Haufen Scheiße“.

Tony Sager, der ehemalige NSA-Informatiker, brachte es auf den Punkt:

„Das ist keine Sicherheit. Das ist Sicherheitstheater.“

https://www.all-about-security.de/microsoft-cloud-gcc-high-wie-fedramp-eine-kritisch-bewertete-technologie-fuer-us-behoerden-genehmigte/

#microsoft #cloud #nsa #cybersecurity

You have to read this story, even if it's just for the lede and for the video of Scott LaRoque's fire- and dancer-filled entrance to his company's holiday party.

The No Surprises Act was meant to reduce surprise out-of-network bills for patients...but the solution to the problem introduced a whole host of other problems that are now spiraling out of control.

https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/18/no-surprises-act-loophole-profits-scott-laroque-mpowerhealth-alla-laroque-halomd/

#health #healthcare #medicine #nsa #nosurprises #idr #healthinsurance

The SAFE Act Is An Imperfect Vehicle For Real Section 702 Reform

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/17/the-safe-act-is-an-imperfect-vehicle-for-real-section-702-reform/