Germany’s new Deutschland-Stack mandates ODF and PDF/UA as the only document formats for public administrations, excluding proprietary formats like .doc, .xls, and .ppt 📄

It covers all government levels, requires compliance by 2028, and favors open-source solutions and European providers 🇩🇪

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/germany-digital-stack-mandate/

#TechNews #OpenSource #ODF #PDF #DigitalSovereignty #Germany #Deutschland #FOSS #Accessibility #Software #Government #Tech #Freedom #EU #Europe #LibreOffice #Linux #Office

Seeing the latest video hit #1 in the studio dashboard is a great reminder of why I started Terminal Tilt.

780 views in less than 7 hours on a video about hardware security keys? You all prove there’s a massive hunger for privacy and right-to-repair content.

Huge thank you to everyone who watched and shared!

If you haven't watched it yet, its available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQlN84gEb9c

#DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #OpSec #RightToRepair #OpenSource #Token2 #Yubikey #Nitrokey #TerminalTIlt

Data privacy in the GCC is strategic, not reactive—tied to Vision 2030, UAE AI Strategy 2031, and sovereignty goals.
Progress is uneven; Saudi Arabia and the UAE are furthest along.

Geopolitical factors (conflict, cyber risk) shape enforcement, not core policy.

Key implication: jurisdiction-aware AI governance—shifting compliance from static controls to traceability, explainability, and context-specific accountability.

#GCC #DataPrivacy #AIGovernance #DigitalSovereignty​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A quick note on Nolto.
On 15 March 2026 its creator Jonathan Tensetti intentionally closed the service and deleted his Fediverse account.
What he built - Europe’s second decentralised LinkedIn alternative on ActivityPub - was gloriously vibecoded but effective. It showed, with hard data and testimonials, that the demand for a sovereignty-respecting professional platform is real.
I had been working in parallel: detailed research on technical choices, product mechanics, business-model viability under distributed/FOSS conditions, and how to test everything in practice for such a product. Nothing yolo — but nothing yet proven in production either. Jonathan precluded me by just yolo'ing the Nolto MVP. Thanks for that.
To move from proven demand to a solid, maintainable product I need proper capital, runway and possibly 1-2 additional people.
I'm looking for European-aligned funding - preferably from Germany, Poland or Denmark - networks that value independence and data protection without the usual bureaucratic overhead.
If you know the right people in those circles, please connect me with them before the current momentum fades.
Serious replies and boosts appreciated.

#Nolto #noltosocial #ActivityPub #DigitalSovereignty #Fediverse #linkedin #opensource #foss #networking

Did someone mention digital sovereignty? Where? This is the second such deal in recent weeks between EU and US companies.

"Lace, a Norway-headquartered chipmaking equipment startup which is backed by Microsoft, has raised $40 million in funding to ‌further develop a technology that could enable significant advances in semiconductor design and manufacturing."

Reuters: Microsoft-backed startup raises $40 million for advanced chipmaking equipment tech https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/microsoft-backed-startup-raises-40-million-advanced-chipmaking-equipment-tech-2026-03-23/ @Reuters #Microsoft #digitalsovereignty

🚨 New Video: Protecting You From Yourself - The Token2 Review

We have looked at the industry standard (YubiKey) and the philosophical idealist (Nitrokey). Today, we’re looking at the aggressor: Token2.

The PIN+ Dual Release 3.3 and the Bio3 come in at nearly half the price of the competition, but there is a catch. This Swiss company doesn't care about convenience; they care about correctness. From hardware-enforced complex PINs to a literal war on legacy TOTP codes, Token2 assumes your ego is your biggest vulnerability.

Is this cynical, locked-down approach exactly what we need for true digital sovereignty, or is the clunky user experience a dealbreaker? Let's find out if this is the ultimate punk rock choice for your threat model.

Part 5 of the Sovereign Authentication series.

100% human made. #NoAI 

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQlN84gEb9c
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#TerminalTilt #NoAI #Privacy #Security #PasswordManager #Token2 #Nitrokey #Yubikey #Yubico #FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Cybersecurity #SelfHosted #DeGoogle #DigitalSovereignty #QueerCreator #DisabledCreator #HumanMade #TechEthics

The UK’s reliance on US Big Tech is a national security issue ⚠️

But the UK is giving the controversial spyware company Palantir more contracts and more access to our data.

We're increasingly vulnerable to companies that lock us in to proprietary systems, creating dependency not independence.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/22/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data

#DigitalSovereignty #palantir #bigtech #security #ukpolitics #ukpol

NASK unieważnił przetarg. Polskie podmioty oprotestowały uprzywilejowanie Microsoftu, Google'a i Amazona. Polska Chmura zmusiła NASK do przeformułowania zakresu przetargu.

Artykuł za pejłolem

https://www.pb.pl/nask-uniewaznil-przetarg-polskie-podmioty-oprotestowaly-uprzywilejowanie-microsoftu-google-a-i-amazona-1258274
#digitalsovereignty #niezaleznosc

Next step: how to go from theory to practice?

Criminalisation of hate speech and hate crime in selected EU countries

European Parliament, 2024

"All Member States have criminalised hate speech, specifically mentioning the grounds of race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin as provided by the Framework Decision.

1/2

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/766226/EPRS_BRI(2024)766226_EN.pdf

Cc @EUCommission @HennaVirkkunen

#EU #HateSpeech #LeaveX #BigTech #SocialMedia #DigitalSovereignty