Will Duckworth

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Space, computer (infosec) and beer enthusiast. Loves the outdoors, running occasionally and listening to trance tunes!
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@zaufanatrzeciastrona/115582689334400958

This is why digital sovereignty matters.

I have relatives who have no clue what accounts they own or use.

I live in a small island nation where all the local shops are collapsing because all the inhabitants order from Amazon having no idea why that's bad.

People don't know what's at stake.

A century or so ago, the USA had a policy of isolation and not getting involved in other countries' affairs.

We need tech to get back there, ASAP.

FOSS showed that offering them cheaper tools isn't enough. Better tools aren't enough either. But independence just might be.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/115308820014393899

Indeed. Exactly the reason that Nominet have launched their new grant giving fund initiative

I don’t have a strong view on the culture war over working from home.

I do however think that the stuff being pushed (been asked about it by several journalists) that wfh played a role in the M&S cyber attack & that wfh orgs are more vulnerable than others is unsupported by any evidence at all