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Austria has chosen LibreOffice over Microsoft Office for their military.

https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-forces-ditch-microsoft-office/

#opensource #libreoffice

Austria's Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office (Mostly) for LibreOffice

The Austrian military prioritizes independence over convenience.

It's FOSS News
What's wrong with the US?
U.S. attorney for D.C. accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda,’ threatens nonprofit status

Ed Martin sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation accusing it of spreading propaganda

The Washington Post

🚨 EU citizens - Meta will start using your data for AI 🚨

Say NO and object!

Here's how 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-turn-off-meta-ai

#MetaAI #EU #AI

How to turn off Meta AI in WhatsApp? You can’t, but... | Tuta

Noticed an AI assistant is now in your WhatsApp? Meta’s AI feature is now being rolled out in the EU and you can’t turn it off – but you can stop the AI invasion by opting for privacy-focused alternatives.

Tuta
Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic
Mozilla says it deleted promise because "sale of data" is defined broadly.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/firefox-deletes-promise-to-never-sell-personal-data-asks-users-not-to-panic/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic

Mozilla says it deleted promise because "sale of data" is defined broadly.

Ars Technica

Israeli human rights group Btselem just published “Welcome to Hell”, a report on the abuse and inhuman treatment of Palestinians in Israeli custody since Oct 7th.

The report reveals the transformation of more than a dozen Israeli prison facilities, military and civilian, into camps dedicated to the abuse of inmates as a matter of policy. Facilities where every inmate is deliberately subjected to harsh, relentless pain and suffering operate as de-facto torture camps.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza

Today is the destitution of...
FediDB - Fediverse Network Statistics

Fediverse Network Statistics

This is a long shot, but I want to put the power of social media and federation to the test.

My son wants to become a commercial airline pilot when he’s grown up. It would be awesome if we could find a commercial pilot in the fediverse that we can follow and ask questions of.

If everyone who reads this could boost it, it would be much appreciated and it would mean the world to my son if he could get in touch with a real-life commercial pilot! ✈️

#pilot #flying #airline #jet #boeing #airbus

Congratulations to Boston, which just banned facial surveillance technology. This is another step toward protecting civil liberties everywhere. https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/06/23/boston-facial-recognition-ban Learn about face surveillance and why we supported legislation to defend privacy rights: https://protonmail.com/blog/face-surveillance-moratorium/
Boston Bans Use Of Facial Recognition Technology. It's The 2nd-Largest City To Do So

The move comes even as city officials say the technology isn't yet used by the Boston Police Department -- though the department could get access to it with a software upgrade.