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Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

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@outraspalavras
"How Trump sabotages Brazilian digital sovereignty.
Not only BRA of course:"Classified internally as action request—t is, a request 4concrete action,not mere observation—he instructs American diplomats 2monitor legislative proposals on data in their countries of action &to intervene w/ local govts & regulators 2discourage such initiatives.The language is unequivocal: US reps must "combat unnecessarily costly regulations, such as data localization mandates."
#DigitalSoverignty

RE: https://kind.social/@RavynWitch/116077255040317395

A decent line of printers that doesn't phone home, doesn't care who made its ink or toner, will not brick itself because capitalists got upset at not making enough profit, and basically Just Works should absolutely be part of Eurostack.

#Eurostack #DigitalIndependence #DigitalSoverignty #printers

The European Commission finally considering software other than Microsoft Teams for their internal communications ... because using MS Teams in government is like Captain Darling writing letters to his German relative with all the details about their plans, in "Blackadder goes forth".

"The Matrix protocol is being lined up as a sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams"
https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/

HT https://infosec.exchange/@lalgorisme/116022945046399418

#EuropeanCommission #matrix #DigitalSoverignty #EU #EuropeanUnion

All the more reason for EU and beyond to get off US cloud services.

You wouldn't use Russian cloud services in 2026 🤷🏻‍♂️
https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/115830673005081570

#USPol #EU #Sanctions #DigitalSoverignty

tante (@[email protected])

Can't get sanctioned by other governments when you can just order Microsoft to sever their access to MS 365 thereby removing their access to email, document storage etc.

tldr.nettime

Pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent à la souveraineté digitale, la présentation de Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) explique comment s'extirper des abus des USA.

A regarder absolument.

https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet

#digitalSoverignty #souveraineteNumerique
#CCC39c3

A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet

Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all...

media.ccc.de
"Carrez explained: "We've seen old alliances between the US and the EU being questioned or leveraged for immediate gains. We have seen the very terms of exchange of goods changing almost every day. And as a response to that, in Europe, we're moving to digital sovereignty." That shift, in turn, means open-source software. "
https://www.zdnet.com/article/europes-plan-to-ditch-us-tech-giants-is-built-on-open-source-and-its-gaining-steam/
#openSource #digitalSoverignty #EU
Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam

One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI.

ZDNET
@jwildeboer I too do a lot of #SelfHosting , and care about #DigitalSoverignty . I think #Canada needs to care more about #ElbowsUp , like many #EU citizens