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The thing is, whenever @linuxfoundation takes up a position like this, people need a gentile reminder of whose interests the foundation represents:
@ck
Haha, how pathetic.
And thanks for the information
@ck
People need a gentle reminder to tell the Linux Foundation to get stuffed.
@ck @ska @hipsterelectron @linuxfoundation
wow, that's a lot of big corporations who are profiting from the work of a bunch of dedicated mostly volunteers (I'm sure some do fund foss+linux work, but I'm also sure its nowhere near the amount that they gain by shipping linux stack devices, appliances and equipment.
cough cough `curl` cough cough to name one wildly overutilized and completely underfunded example.
@hipsterelectron @linuxfoundation reading the report, it's really embarrassing.
[the] company wanted to map how the workers in the production process move, in order to avoid risk for them. But then it came out that there was
a GDPR problem because they were collecting personal data.”
This is ridiculous. First of all, I highly doubt it was impossible to anonymize those employees and collect data under some opaque identifier. And if it was something employees wanted, as the report suggests, collecting consent forms is certainly doable.
most people who don’t know what you can do with it, they just go to this very safe side and say, you can’t do anything anymore.
I've seen it multiple times, and each one of them was a propaganda against the GDPR. It's not that complicated, and never was. But if enough people pretend it is, maybe it can force the EU to reconsider, right?
@shine @hipsterelectron @linuxfoundation
Exactly.
Complying with the GDPR is easy. Just don't collect any data you don't need.
And don't ask marketing about "need", you hired those guys to build intricate lies to create a "need" where one doesn't exist. Of course that's what they are going to do if you ask them.
@linuxfoundation So, what you’re saying is that we should not have laws that protect normal people from having their data farmed in ways that would make even the stasi blush?
It’s funny in a very sad way that something called the Linux foundation is having this extremely corporate boot licking message, considering that a good share of Linux desktop users are that to get away from the corporate spying.
They're shilling AWS, AI, and Google (kubernetes) in their last few posts, so, yeah, it seems they're thoroughly Big Tech boot lickers. Fuck em.
@antinomian @ainmosni look at the highest tier members of @linuxfoundation and you know who's responsible for that bs.
BECAUSE THEY ARE THE WORST CAPITALISM BRED SINCE IG FARBEN!
@[email protected] I guess @[email protected] is working hard at cancelling trust into them. - Maybe they need to stop letting it's biggest members write their #PR? Cuz this is just [unacceptable betrayal!](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115011002487051208)
Attached: 1 image @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Wait, you’re telling me trillion-dollar corporations like Google, Meta, X, etc., aren’t on my side? What next? Billionaires aren’t our friends? ;)
Are you guys for real?
As in, is this account secretly run by Microsoft? I just can't believe a Linux organisation would be on the side of fucking over users and leaking all our data. Like what's the point of linux if it offers the GPL to developers but literally nothing to end users?
If I wanted my data stolen, I could use OSX and be able to use Sibelius.
So is there some way you can prove you are who you say you are?
Pretty unfortunate catchline, I think.
The GDPR is for personal data. If your company is held back from opening up their data by the GDPR, either the data you have is data about me personally, in which case it should never be open, or you do not understand the GDPR.
So maybe "Lack of understanding for privacy regulation is fueling a climate oft risk aversion" would have been a more accurate headline.
@linuxfoundation Oh what the actual fuck, Linux Foundation.
I can't even come up with anything else.
What the fuck?
Looks like Linux Foundation wants to be second Free Software Foundation.
FOSS related organisation not giving a fuck about users.
Money does not stink.
@hrw @linuxfoundation Obviously, the #LinuxFoundation does what it's biggest tier members say...
@[email protected] I guess @[email protected] is working hard at cancelling trust into them. - Maybe they need to stop letting it's biggest members write their #PR? Cuz this is just [unacceptable betrayal!](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115011002487051208)
@linuxfoundation From the report: "the employees actually kind of fight with us against the Worker’s Council, because they want their data to be seen." (page 10) Yeah, as a Works Council member I know these discussions. We have to make sure the company follows the laws, the company doesn't want to so blames us.
FTR: As far as as I can see there is no 5 person rule in the GDPR, so without further context, I find this statement to be a little extreme.
@jwildeboer @linuxfoundation yep, no rule like that exists. It's a typical strawman against a law that limits the ability of corporates to hoard and process personal data.
I worked for a company that gets a large part of its revenue stream from data processing, and took a part in GDPR implementation for one of its services. It was not that hard, because we already adhered to existing data protection laws. Even in cases where we needed to store and process data, it was possible to anonymize all sensitive information that wasn't required to provide our service.
Anyone who claims that GDPR is bad and prevents progress has ulterior motives and shouldn't be trusted. I didn't expect @linuxfoundation to fall in that category though.
@shine @jwildeboer @linuxfoundation They just want to shill the #Cyberfacist garbage tech of their highest-tier members, which are the #GAFAMs...
@[email protected] I guess @[email protected] is working hard at cancelling trust into them. - Maybe they need to stop letting it's biggest members write their #PR? Cuz this is just [unacceptable betrayal!](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115011002487051208)
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Holy shit! You can kiss the progress of Linux good bye if this message reaches developers.
@CCC you should probably check out if this has anything to do with linus visiting gates a couple weeks back.
is this a real account? Mastodon show the link in the bio as verified, but their account is not listed on the linked page.
@guenther It's there, on their about page, in glorious white-on-white, in the white area just above "stay connected with the linux foundation", because they couldn't find an icon and make the link visible without pissing off their gold sponsors! That was too haaaard.
@bkuhn @linuxfoundation "Open data progress"... as in taking private info and making it "open"?
Weird.
I'm obviously biased in saying so, but I admit that I'm so sad you don't list #SoftwareFreedom @conservancy <https://sfconservancy.org/> in that list.
Also, I'm not aware of any work that @eff has done on #FOSS issues (e.g., #EFF has generally not supported #copyleft.)
I agree with your other assessments. Specifically, @fsfe is doing an excellent job particularly on EU policy — #SFC being a USA entity is partnered with them on EU stuff since it's their bailiwick.
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