@AlisonCreekside getting into bed seemed easy enough, getting out's a little harder to do
Edit: enough people liked this I should mention that these are lyrics to Joel Plaskett's "True Patriot Love", off his first solo album after Thrush Hermit. Bit of a #CanCon deep cut.
Now I'm picturing some intern in the PM's office spending the morning desperately searching r/selfhosted
@FullyAutomatedRPG @AlexanderVI @AlisonCreekside
Intern: "Apparently, their exist 'free' alternatives for more than 80% of our applications and services."
Randy (Random Lvl. 5 Bureaucrat): "Define 'free'."
Intern: "As far as I can see... we don't have to buy licenses to use the software."
Rany: "That sounds highly unlikely."
@FullyAutomatedRPG @AlexanderVI @AlisonCreekside
Plot twist: Reddit is a blocked domain on their office network, so the intern is doing this entirely on their phone
@dascandy @AlisonCreekside If management in a different country tells you to violate a law in the country you are in, you should tell them that their request is illegal so you cannot comply. Here's a link to what can happen in the U.S. (e.g., if management living in one state fires a person in a different state for not violating that state's laws):
https://www.usa.gov/wrongful-termination
The procedure - if only whom to complain to - would be different in other countries.
@AlisonCreekside I've been warning about this for months on LinkedIn (I am no longer on LinkedIn...)
We really need to take this national security threat seriously.
@clickhere Microsoft France’s Director of Public and Legal Affairs, Mr. Anton Carniaux, at senate hearing in France on June 10.
Microsoft Admits: US Law Supersedes Canadian Sovereignty
Microsoft representative says US CLOUD Act comes before other country's sovereignty
https://www.cyberincontext.ca/p/microsoft-admits-us-law-supersedes
Translation - we don't want to do business outside the United States. We are happy to fleece Americans while the rest of you go Open Source.
There is nothing new in US claiming its laws allowing data grabbing are relevant, world wide.
The only way out of most trouble is
NO CLOUD NO WINDOZE
NO OTHER MICROSOFT PRODUCTS
Do not forget Apple and Google Android, Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox etc are all a part of usa spying on the world..
Move to Linux or BSD
You can replace 99% of Proprietary software with a little effort.
Keep your data locally.
Save money, a Lightweight Linux runs fine on older Hardware.
@peterbrown @AlisonCreekside it's a fait accompli already, since 2018
For some crazy reason every time I read the word "Microsoft" a voice inside my head corrects it to "Quisling." There. Just now, it did it again.
@AlisonCreekside and Israel law takes precedence over US data sovereignty
what level of the MLM chain is this, there is no dignity
For anyone who wants to switch to a better version of Windows that is not owned by Microsoft, check out ZorinOS.
Step 1. Switch to Linux.
Step 2. Get rid of your Office 365 cloud accounts.
Step 3. Migrate your emails from Outlook to a privacy-respecting email alternative:
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/email/
Step 4. Profit.
@mast0d0nphan @AlisonCreekside
Governments can and should run their own email servers, preferably using open source software that they can audit, and not rely on any private service no matter where it is based.
Following enforcement proceedings by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the European Commission has demonstrated compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 in relation to its use of Microsoft 365 as examined by the EDPS. This follows the EDPS’ Decision of 8 March 2024, which ...
@AlisonCreekside Not only don't the have to tell it could be that they are required not to. I'm pretty sure that's the case.
Further, legal access is a really simple matter: claim it's a national security issue. This will happen in a secret court nobody has access to that has traditionally been a rubber stamp for all requests from the exec.
Citizens too. They've spaghetti thunk the constitution into compliance with this. Have to protect our freedoms you know. People want to destroy them.
Old man yells at Clouds.
If you do not store data in a cloud, the cloud provider can not reveal it nor leak it.
This is such a simple concept, yet so many fail to comprehend.
@AlisonCreekside @SpaceLifeForm The Government of Canada stores data in the cloud, not to mention being all in with M365 services (Teams, Exchange, etc) and various other 3rd party cloud-based SaaS offerings.
Shared Services has contracts with Azure, Google and AWS - all approved for Protected B data storage - that's information that includes items of national security and detailed information about Canadian citizens - on the basis that it complies with Canadian data residency.
@kjdavies Isn't the problem though, Keith, not where the cloud services are hosted but who owns them? Isn't this what Microsoft has copped to here at these hearings in France :
"If the US were to issue a legal request to Microsoft for the data of a French citizen hosted in the EU, Microsoft would comply regardless of French or EU law."
@zazzoo @SpaceLifeForm
One great advantage of slow rural internet is that I've never been tempted to store data on the cloud. 😀
@AlisonCreekside This is a stark reminder that when you use proprietary software or cloud services from US-based corporations, you’re not just a customer—you’re a subject of US law, whether you like it or not. The only way to truly reclaim control over your data is to switch to free and open-source software (FOSS) and self-hosted solutions.
GNU/Linux isn’t just about avoiding Windows; it’s about choosing a system where you have the freedom to audit, modify, and control your own computing environment. Distros like Debian, Fedora, or Ubuntu offer user-friendly alternatives that respect your privacy. Pair that with tools like Nextcloud for file storage, Signal or Matrix for communication, and LibreOffice for productivity, and you’ve got a fully sovereign digital life.
The best part? You’re not just protecting yourself—you’re supporting a global movement for digital rights and transparency. It’s time to vote with your devices.
#Microsoft #Canada #France #UnitedStates #USA #privacy #DataPrivacy #Privacy #DigitalRights #DataSovereignty #SelfHosted @GNULinux #Debian #Fedora #Ubuntu #Nextcloud #Signal #Matrix #LibreOffice #DigitalFreedom #TechSovereignty #PrivacyMatters #OpenSourceSoftware #DataPrivacy #DigitalIndependence
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