Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #EU #Data #Sovereignty #IT #PublicSector #Digital #Microsoft #Office #Software #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Germany #German #LibreOffice

Top 10 Browser Fingerprint Test Tools in 2025

A browser fingerprint is the unique set of data your browser and device reveal #online, such as system info, fonts, screen size, and #IPaddress. Detecting your #browser fingerprint matters because it helps protect #privacy, maintain #anonymity, and manage multiple #account's securely. In this article, there review the top 10 browser #fingerprint test tools in 2025, comparing their features and use cases.

🫆 https://blog.browserscan.net/docs/top-10-browser-fingerprint-test-tools

#websecurity #web

GrapheneOS is leaving France due to government pressure for encryption backdoors 🇫🇷

The move highlights risks to end-to-end encryption and user privacy when authorities demand access to secure data 🔒
Open-source privacy projects may face similar pressures globally 🌐

@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/grapheneos-france

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #Encryption #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #DigitalRights #UserRights #Anonymity #Internet #SecurityTech #WebFreedom #E2EE #Android #GrapheneOS #France

#AI is Infringing on Your #CivilRights. Here’s How We Can Stop That

Searching for an apartment online, applying for a loan, going through airport #security, or looking up a question on a search engine – you might not think anything of these exchanges other than that they are mundane things you do, but, in many of these instances, you’re actually interacting with #ArtificialIntelligence (AI).

Avoiding AI in our quotidian activities feels impossible nowadays
#privacy

https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/ai-is-infringing-on-your-civil-rights-heres-how-we-can-stop-that

@NebulaTide @jkn Unfortunately, switching to alternatives is simply not enough; we also need to be unavailable on SMS, Whatsapp and other proprietary platforms.

Using a data SIM on #LinuxMobile, I have managed to onboard many people, over a hundred, to #FOSS messengers. Before when I preached freedom and #privacy, there'd always be resistance. Now people just accept that WA, SMS, etc are simply not an option and they readily hop on to alternatives if they need to reach me.

#DeltaChat #Matrix #XMPP #SignalMessenger #MobileLinux #Librem5 #digitalprivacy #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #e2ee

@GrapheneOS is being threatened by French authorities for refusing to add backdoors and they're dealing with coordinated attacks in French media right now. They're pulling out of France entirely, moving all their servers, and fighting off a wave of bullshit one-sided reporting that makes them look like they're helping criminals.

They need us to fight back. Support them however you can, whether that's a dollar, sharing their story, pushing back on the garbage news coverage when you see it, or just telling someone you know about what's happening. All of it matters because they're drowning in attacks from governments and media and bad actors who want them gone.

This is the only Android OS that actually makes me feel like privacy isn't just marketing. They fight for us now they need us to fight for them.

The EU is pushing Chat Control and creating an environment where governments feel empowered to threaten developers into compliance, and if we stay quiet we're letting it happen. Show up for them in whatever way you're able to.

#grapheneos #Privacy #NoBackdoors #encryption #security #chatControl

EU Push to Make Message Scanning Permanent Despite Evidence of Failure and Privacy Risks.

https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-chat-control-law-permanent-privacy-risks-error-rates-lack-evidence

#privacy #Surveillance

The ICO has added insult to the human cost of the Horizon scandal.

“As reprimands lack the force of law, the Post Office can rest assured that they will not face consequences if they fail to address their shortcomings."

🗣️ @marianods for ORG.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/03/post-office-data-breach-ico-reprimand

#PostOffice #HorizonScandal #dataprotection #ICO #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #gdpr

Say No to Digital ID 🚫

Nearly 3 million people signed the petition against Digital ID. Next Monday, MPs will debate this 4th largest petition in British history.

Tell your MP (UK) to attend the debate and stop digital surveillance.

Use our tool ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-attend-debate-digital-ids

#NotoDigitalID #DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #ID

Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man’s Meta Smart Glasses on Subway

｢ While Meta built in a small LED light in the front of its glasses to indicate when it’s recording a video, it can easily be covered by a small piece of tape, making it trivially easy to spy on strangers in public without their knowledge or consent. As Daily Dot points out, people are even selling stickers for this specific purpose ｣

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/woman-hailed-hero-smashing-man-201350985.html

#meta #arglasses #privacy

Looks like there will be a new Jolla phone!

Privacy made in EU! No trackers, no ads, no spyware, no tech bros.

#jolla #sailfishos #linux #privacy

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder

Forbes: Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer

As reported by Android Authority, “Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel (and other Android) phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your employer will now be able to read your RCS chats in Google Messages despite end-to-end encryption.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/02/google-starts-sharing-all-your-text-messages-with-your-employer/

#privacy #android

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