David J A CooperI used a different computer to access work email, and now #Outlook365 thinks I've moved to Iceland or Liberia.
I'll double check, but I don't think my apartment crosses quite that many time zones.
Sebastian Müller
BenLanDelHa, sinon j'ai voulu faire un ticket pour une autre demande : la possibilité d'utiliser #GNOME Account pour me connecter à mon compte #Outlook365.
Nombre de caractères maximum pour le titre du ticket : 30 caractères.
Mais c'est vraiment pertinent de faire aussi court ? 😱
Giacomo Tesio@[email protected]
If you're concerned about the US controlling open source - you can fork it.
This is a naive take: above a certain complexity, hard forks of a software is not licensing issue. So while you can legally fork #Chromium, nobody can really hope of doing so in any meaningful way.
#WHATWG standards are dictated by the most used browsers, that are all US controlled anyway. And that's why it's such a monoculture, with #Firefox there only to provide a little #antitrust warranty to #Google: the standard themselves are designed to work as entry barriers to the browser market.
So again, open standards do not provide #DigitalSovereignty by themselves.
Open source and open standards only work in this regards whene there are several independent implementation from each country, so that there is no way to lock-in users, companies and countries' administrarions.
Without existing, multiple alternative, independent and fully interoperable implementations, open standards just reinforce centralization as Google proved when even #Microsoft abandoned their browser engine.
Then sure, #FreeSoftware helps with Digital #Sovereignty, since (and as long) people's #freedom is its primary concern.
But it's important to not conflate individual freedom and autonomy with digital sovereignty!
If all of your country payments are handled by US corporations, you might well use #GNU/#Hurd on your open hardware, but you are not free and your country has no sovereignty.
If all of your health data are stored by US corporations, they might well only use free software on open hardware located in your neighbourhood, but they are alware at a ssh of distance from #NSA, so you are not free and your country has no sovereignty.
What about your judges or your lawmakers exchanging unencrypted emails over #gmail or #outlook365?
Again, they can use opensource only, but you are not free, your country has no sovereignty and your vote is worth nothing.
So sure, after getting rid of US Tech we might even move to a #FOSS only stack EU-wide.
But first and foremost we need to break free from US control and surveillance.
Some opensource projects may help to ackieve this urgent goal.
Biggest ones won't and we shouldn't naively argue that going full opensource is per se useful or required to gain #DigitalSovereignty.
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If you're concerned about the US controlling open source - you can fork it.
This is a naive take: above a certain complexity, hard forks of a software is not licensing issue. So while you can legally fork #Chromium, nobody can really hope of doing so in any meaningful way.
#WHATWG standards are dictated by the most used browsers, that are all US controlled anyway. And that's why it's such a monoculture, with #Firefox there only to provide a little #antitrust warranty to #Google: the standard themselves are designed to work as entry barriers to the browser market.
So again, open standards do not provide #DigitalSovereignty by themselves.
Open source and open standards only work in this regards whene there are several independent implementation from each country, so that there is no way to lock-in users, companies and countries' administrarions.
Without existing, multiple alternative, independent and fully interoperable implementations, open standards just reinforce centralization as Google proved when even #Microsoft abandoned their browser engine.
Then sure, #FreeSoftware helps with Digital #Sovereignty, since (and as long) people's #freedom is its primary concern.
But it's important to not conflate individual freedom and autonomy with digital sovereignty!
If all of your country payments are handled by US corporations, you might well use #GNU/#Hurd on your open hardware, but you are not free and your country has no sovereignty.
If all of your health data are stored by US corporations, they might well only use free software on open hardware located in your neighbourhood, but they are alware at a ssh of distance from #NSA, so you are not free and your country has no sovereignty.
What about your judges or your lawmakers exchanging unencrypted emails over #gmail or #outlook365?
Again, they can use opensource only, but you are not free, your country has no sovereignty and your vote is worth nothing.
So sure, after getting rid of US Tech we might even move to a #FOSS only stack EU-wide.
But first and foremost we need to break free from US control and surveillance.
Some opensource projects may help to ackieve this urgent goal.
Biggest ones won't and we shouldn't naively argue that going full opensource is per se useful or required to gain #DigitalSovereignty.
@[email protected]
Proto Himbo EuropeanHi, #infosec people. I'm hoping you can help me with a thing with my job: I would like some resources to show to some decision makers, indicating that allowing sync clients for OneDrive (e.g., rclone, etc.) is basically OK and not the security nightmare the CIO believes it is. I believe most useful would be links to industry standards, statements by respected professionals in the field, etc. I don't think reasoning (even if it came from much more knowledgeable people) will carry any weight at all, unless it comes from a person or organization with recognized authority in this area, because that's how my admins work.
Context: When I asked to have a sync client authorized so I can synchronize my OneDrive files (for backup, offline work, etc.), this is the CIO's response:
The syncing of University data to non-University owned (.e.g personal) devices is not permitted. I know this adds a layer of difficulty to your process, but there are a few critical reasons why we maintain this posture:
- Data Loss Prevention: We cannot guarantee the backup or recovery of University files stored on personal hardware.
-Security Posture: On personal devices, we are unable to confirm or maintain essential security standards (like encryption levels or patch management) that protect our network from external threats.
- Compliance: Our data agreements require that University information remains within a managed and auditable environment.
More context: We (a small university) recently made the jarring switch from #google suite to #microsoft #office365, #outlook365, etc. We aren't being given licenses for actual desktop Office programs, and (lol) we are definitely not being offered institution-managed laptops.
#OneDrive is a bit of a workflow nightmare for doing basic file management stuff through the web interface, and the whole thing breaks down with iffy internet connections--which I often have. I also run #linux mint on my laptop, but I can manage that end of things.
Important: It's possible I'm wrong and sync does introduce all the security problems the CIO cited (above). Honestly, they don't make sense to me, but I'm not an #infosec professional; just a person want to my job to not be made more difficult. If the CIO is spitting straight truth and I just need to accept it, please tell me that.
Anyway, if you have links to any resources that might help make my case, I hope you will share them, or keywords I can search to find resources. Thanks a lot in advance.
JL Johnson 
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What kind of BS, confusing, piss poor designed-by-AI crap is this? Send anyway? Why wouldn't I? You told me it's OK!
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My uni "adopted" (force-mandated) this a few months ago. I feel this pretty hard.
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DanYour honour, I present my next argument for why all Product Managers at #Microsoft should be shitcanned.
In #outlook365 there's a whole second set of settings from Settings. Your editor settings, with things like auto-correct options, are only accessible while you're drafting an email. And two menu levels down starting with the ... menu.
You either centralize an app's settings (iPhoneOS) or don't (Android), but at least pick a lane and stay in it.