Hello good morning ✨ In This Edition:

📟 Short-Form Content:
Of eyeballs for "human verification;" yes can I please get a venti oh shoot I didn't prompt it right; and age gating 🤝 Android getting locked down 🤝 anti-3D printing bills.

📰 Long-Form Content:
Age Gating isn't It, Fam

🌞 Good News!:
Open printers and repairable e-readers; the people are pushing back on slop factories and mandatory ID apps; the EU bans their staff from using AI-generated visuals in official comms; disentangling yourself from "Sign in with Google."

📯 The Post-Script:
Do I belong in tech anymore?; Sam Altman and eyeballs; and how our digital devices put our privacy at risk.

https://technically-good.ca/newsletter/007-2026-04-26/

#tech #newsletter #TechnicallyGood #ageGating #ageVerification #digitalSovereignty #privacy

Buying European software is not about nationalism. It is about jurisdiction.

Your data is governed by the laws of wherever the company is headquartered. If that is the US, your data is subject to the CLOUD Act and FISA 702. If that is the EU, it is subject to GDPR.

You do not have to understand every legal framework. You just have to choose the jurisdiction you trust. The product follows.

https://only-eu.eu

#DataSovereignty #GDPR #EUAlternatives #DigitalSovereignty

#Atlassian never cared about the interests of customers and partners.

Their latest move: customer metadata and in-app content will soon be collected by default from #Jira, #Confluence, and other cloud products to train AI models. And some assume they’re already doing this.

You have to actively disable the feature (opt out), and you can only do that if you’re subscribed to the expensive plan. No further questions, Your Honor.

#opensource #digitalsovereignty

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/18/atlassians_new_data_collection_policy/

SEGGESTED READS FOR APRIL 26, 2026

https://nicolalosito.it/2026/04/26/seggested-reads-for-april-26-2026/

#OpenSource als Hebel für digitale Unabhängigkeit - OSS Directory

Behörden und Unternehmen können ihre Abhängigkeit von einzelnen Software-Anbietern gezielt reduzieren, indem sie Open Source Software strategisch einsetzen. Laut der Plattform Netzwoche braucht es dafür jedoch klare Analysen, gemeinsame Finanzierung und neue Formen der Zusammenarbeit.
https://www.ossdirectory.com/de/topnews/details/478cbef7-760f-4a1f-8ce6-0fdc5f19d9f6 #DigitalSovereignty

Gründung Schweizer Zentrum für digitale Souveränität mit mindestens 24 Mitwirkenden - OSS Directory

Kooperationen zu Open Source Funding, openDesk, Open Cloud und Open Source AI
https://www.ossdirectory.com/de/topnews/details/gruendung-schweizer-zentrum-fuer-digitale-souveraenitaet #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty

Hätte man mich gefragt, wäre Wero ja bei einem europäischen Anbieter gehostet worden und nicht bei AWS 🤔. Aber wurde ja nicht gefragt. #MöchtegernInfluencer

https://www.golem.de/news/digitale-souveraenitaet-wero-nutzt-zum-teil-amazon-server-2604-207882.html

Disclaimer: Die Sonnenbrille wurde mir gratis überlassen.

#Sonne #digitalsovereignty #did #hetzner

We celebrate 150 years since Marconi’s birth, the genius who changed the world with radio. Today, as Europe debates digital sovereignty, let’s remember: real potential lies in people, too often undervalued. Innovation comes from talent, just like Marconi’s.
👉 Watch the video to see how his spirit still inspires Europe’s tech future.

#Marconi150 #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech #Innovation #EuropeanTalent #DigitalFuture #Marconi

@EUCommission @REA @EC_DIGIT @EC_NGI @lfeurope

🛃 Trump threatens UK with ‘big tariff’ over digital tech tax

"we've been looking at it, and we can meet that very easily by just putting a big tariff on the UK, so they better be careful. If they don't drop the tax, we'll probably put a big tariff on the UK."

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/trump_threatens_big_tariff_on/

#digitalsovereignty #uk #trump #tariffs