Inside my phone there are 2 or 3 people.

1 of them is having a freak out because I disabled and/or deleted a bunch of their programs. It's is Google.

As I remove core components of Googles system, and replace them with FOSS (eg Fossify Messenger) or privacy and data secure software (eg Protonmail).

Gotta say the freak out is a little annoying. I can't block their pop up notifications occur every 20 seconds.

CW: 1st of June 2026

#Degoogleify #SayNoToMango #PrivacyMatters #DataSovereignty

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Quickchannel: GDPR-compliant video hosting and streaming for businesses. – EuroToolKit

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I hope Google gets a €50,000,000.01 fine per device they've forcefully installed malware (Googles Gemini AI) on.
"Hanff has formally accused Google of violating European privacy regulations by compelling users to download a significant volume of data without their knowledge or consent."
"Given Chrome's billions of users, the total number of [infected] devices.. [...]. ..hundreds of millions or billions of devices.."
End of Google!🙏

#NoAI #SayNoToMango
#EndGoogle #PrivacyMatters #DataSovereignty

Almost like education facilities need to keep student data on campus. Wild.
#cybersec #education #datasovereignty
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-07/canvas-data-breach-instructure/106651234
Major data breach sees student details compromised

Education institutions around the country are scrambling to respond to a global data breach that has affected Australian universities, TAFE and state schools in Queensland.

Good news: Sync-in is now part of the Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program.

This is an important milestone for the project and brings a concrete benefit to users: no pull rate limits for public images from our project namespace.

Thanks to Docker for supporting open source projects, and thanks to everyone using, testing, sharing, or contributing to Sync-in.

#OpenSource #SelfHosted #Docker #FOSS #DevOps #SyncIn #digitalsovereignty #datasovereignty #freesoftware #logicielslibres #selfhosting

The unease people feel when their phone shows them an answer to a question they did not type out loud has a name. It is the dataset getting wide enough.

Privacy is a contract. Sovereignty is a topology.

The first cannot be enforced after the input has crossed into someone else's trust domain. The second forecloses the option by construction.

What sovereignty actually means, and the seven benefits of controlling your own data:

https://mickai.co.uk/articles/what-sovereignty-actually-means-the-benefits-of-controlling-your-own-data

#SovereignAI #DataSovereignty #Privacy

What sovereignty actually means: the benefits of controlling your own data

Cloud-AI's apparent telepathy is not a coincidence. It is the consequence of a dataset that has grown wide enough to anticipate thoughts you never said out loud. Sovereignty is the architectural commitment that breaks that dependency: on-device by construction, hardware-bound identity, cryptographic audit lineage under ML-DSA-65, per-skill clearance gating, voice-biometric authority at the moment of action, and a replay-able decision DAG. Mickai™ is what that commitment looks like in code, signed, filed at the UK IPO, and shipped.

Digital Isle of Man announced their data sovereignty framework and 16 health-tech vendors on the same day. The framework: not yet law. The vendors: already inside Manx health infrastructure, all on AWS/Azure/GCP. I traced the stacks and read the board minutes.
The clutch isn't fitted yet.

https://haunted.lighthouse.co.im/articles/the-missing-clutch/

#IsleOfMan #DataSovereignty #CLOUD Act #DigitalIoM

The Missing Clutch: Digital Isle of Man's Data Sovereignty Framework Has No Legal Drive Yet

The engine is powerful. The handbrake is well-designed. The clutch hasn't been fitted yet.

Does anyone have experience with the #banglejs2 smartwatch? What are your thoughts? Is it suitable for non-technical users or is it strictly for developers?

#healthtech #opensource #europe #digitalsovereignty #datasovereignty

https://shop.espruino.com/banglejs2

Bangle.js 2 Smart Watch

An open source, AI-enabled smart watch that can be easily customised

3Q is a video hosting platform designed to securely host and stream live and on-demand video. With its GDPR compliance and EU-based data centers, it ensures data sovereignty for European businesses. The platform also features scalable delivery and detailed analytics.

Find out more here: https://www.eurotoolkit.eu/3q #DataSovereignty #GDPR

3Q: European video infrastructure for secure streaming. – EuroToolKit

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XWiki will be at LEARNTEC in Karlsruhe from May 5 to 7.

Meet us at Hall 2, Booth H30 to talk about open-source knowledge management, documentation, digital education, and long-term control over your organization’s knowledge.

You can meet Neculai, Dan, Michael, and Steffen Rehfuß from our German partner KBC Consulting.

Come say hello at booth H30. 👋
#XWiki #OpenSource #KnowledgeManagement #Documentation #DigitalEducation #DataSovereignty