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Avoiding vendor Lock-in is now one of the driving forces behind Open Source adoption in Europe. It clearly shows that IT leaders have understood that you cannot be at the mercy of a single vendor or foreign government. After all, you cannot control your digital destiny, if an orange temper tantrum can cut off your services at any second.
#digitalsovereignty #opensource
https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/perforce-report-shows-europe-accelerating-open-source-adoption-amid-push-for-digital-autonomy

Perforce report shows Europe accelerating open‑source adoption amid push for digital autonomy - New Electronics

Perforce report shows Europe accelerating open‑source adoption amid push for digital autonomy.

New Electronics

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Forum Standaardisatie 1d ago

💡Wat betekenen Europese ICT-ontwikkelingen voor jouw organisatie?

De Europese Commissie heeft het ‘Rolling Plan for ICT Standardisation 2026’ gepubliceerd. Dit jaarlijkse werkdocument laat zien welke technologische en maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen belangrijk zijn voor ICT-standaardisatie in Europa. 📌En is een belangrijke aanvulling op het officiële 'Annual Union Working Programme 2026' van de Europese Commissie.
Bekijk het RP: https://www.forumstandaardisatie.nl/nieuws/publicatie-eu-rolling-plan-ict-standaardisatie-2026
@minbzk @DigitaleOverheid #EU @stasdigi

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DocAtCDI 1d ago

I had a Bonnie Tyler GPS, but it was awful.
Just kept telling me to turn around, and every now and then it fell apart.

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Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO 1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@DocAtCDI/116283475386924532

I had a Kate Bush GPS, but I ended up on top of Mount Everest because it told me to keep running up that hill.

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Matt Blaze 1d ago

Also, this will re-ignite the long standing debate over how to pronounce the word "router".

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Matt Blaze 1d ago

What the FCC has done here is added *all* foreign made consumer routers (that is, all consumer routers) to the "covered list" of national-security-threatening network gear, unless an exemption is obtained. See https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-278A1.pdf

Weirdly, they cite incidents like Salt Typhoon, which compromised carrier-grade equipment, not, as far as I know, consumer routers.

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Matt Blaze 1d ago

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116280575943263005

You might wonder how it is the FCC regulates Internet routers. It's complicated.

First, FCC certification has long been required for virtually all microprocessor-equipped electronics, to ensure compliance with RF emission limits.

Then, in 2020, Congress enacted 47 USC § 1601, the "secure networks act", which requires the FCC to maintain a list of networking equipment determined to pose risks to national security: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/1601

Equipment on the list can't receive FCC certification.

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Existential Comics 1d ago

Kids these days are so lazy. They just do everything with apps. Order food with apps. Socialize with apps. Find girlfriend with apps.

Back in my day you had to boot up your whole computer and log into a website to do that stuff.

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Siemens boss says Europe risks ‘disaster’ from prioritising AI independence - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/3ff02ca0-6036-4bc0-98a7-b1fb9e4d6ed8 via @FT

Siemens boss says Europe risks ‘disaster’ from prioritising AI independence

Roland Busch warns against throttling ‘innovation speed for the sake of creating sovereignty’

Financial Times

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Eric Geller 2d ago

The FCC today updated its list of products that can't be sold in the U.S. to include *all* consumer routers made in foreign countries. It's a big but potentially disruptive move to limit supply-chain security risks to U.S. networks. docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...