🌩️ Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward - gHacks Tech News

｢ Microsoft announced that it is changing the default save location for Word documents on Windows. "Anything new you create will be saved automatically to OneDrive or your preferred cloud destination", writes Raul Munoz, product manager at Microsoft on the Office Shared Services and Experiences team ｣

https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/27/your-word-documents-will-be-saved-to-the-cloud-automatically-on-windows-going-forward/

#microsoft #privacy #ai #bigtech #cloud

Die 17 Sustainable Development Goals der Vereinten Nationen schwebten für uns immer sehr weit oben in der fernen Weltklimapolitik. Die Broschüre "Punkten für das Gemeinwohl und die SDGs" hat uns die Konzepte in den Alltag heruntergeholt. (https://germany.econgood.org/tools/gemeinwohl-bilanz/)

Es ist sehr motivierend, wenn man die tägliche, unspektakuläre Arbeit als genossenschaftlicher Webhoster sinnvoll in ein umfassenderes Bild einordnen kann.

https://www.hostsharing.net/publikationen/nachhaltigkeitsbericht/

#sustainability #nachhaltigkeit #cloud #hosting

Moved a customer from AWS to a rented bare-metal server, from Elastic Beanstalk to FreeBSD+ZFS+Jails, from S3 to Minio.

Somehow now they're paying 1/3 the price and got 4x better performance.

Imagine if they were on-premis for the same yearly price.

#Cloud#Unix#SysAdmin

Moved a customer from AWS to a rented bare-metal server, from Elastic Beanstalk to FreeBSD+ZFS+Jails, from S3 to Minio.

Somehow now they're paying 1/3 the price and got 4x better performance.

Imagine if they were on-premis for the same yearly price.

#Cloud#Unix#SysAdmin

Perché le grandi aziende tecnologiche rappresentano una minaccia per i diritti umani? Il post di #Amnesty

Le Big Tech o grandi aziende tecnologiche come #Meta, #Google, #Microsoft, #Amazon e #Apple influenzano il nostro modo di accedere e interagire su Internet. Controllano settori chiave come la ricerca, i social media, il #cloud computing, l'e-commerce e i sistemi di produzione di telefonia mobile. L'accesso a questi servizi è quasi altrettanto importante per i nostri diritti e il nostro sostentamento quanto servizi di pubblica utilità come acqua ed elettricità.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/08/why-are-big-tech-companies-a-threat-to-human-rights/

@eticadigitale

Microsoft announces that soon Microsoft Word for Windows will save documents to the cloud automatically by default (OneDrive "or your preferred cloud destination"). This could prevent data loss, but you can also disable autosave if you don't want it active. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/save-new-files-automatically-to-the-cloud-in-word-for-windows/4445216#Word#MSWord#Windows#MSOffice#OneDrive#Cloud

🌩️ Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward - gHacks Tech News

｢ Microsoft announced that it is changing the default save location for Word documents on Windows. "Anything new you create will be saved automatically to OneDrive or your preferred cloud destination", writes Raul Munoz, product manager at Microsoft on the Office Shared Services and Experiences team ｣

https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/27/your-word-documents-will-be-saved-to-the-cloud-automatically-on-windows-going-forward/

#microsoft #privacy #ai #bigtech #cloud

Ach, was kann dabei schon schiefgehen? 🤷‍♂️
Was für ein Wahnsinn.

Angestellte der vormals von Elon Musk geleiteten US-Regierungsorganisation DOGE haben im Juni eine äußerst sensible Datenbank mit Sozialversicherungsdaten zu so gut wie allen Menschen in den Vereinigten Staaten auf einen ungeschützten Cloud-Server gestellt.

#datenschutz #cloud#usa #trump #doge

Quelle: heise.de/news/Whistleblower-DO…

#Computing#Privacy#Cloud#Microsoft#FreeSoftware#Google

For years, countries accepted their dependence on US tech companies. That needs to change.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Cecilia Rikap to discuss why it’s so important for governments to champion digital sovereignty that puts people first.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/290_why_countries_must_fight_for_digital_sovereignty_w_cecilia_rikap

#tech #digitalsovereignty #politics #cloud#eutech #donaldtrump

For years, countries accepted their dependence on US tech companies. That needs to change.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Cecilia Rikap to discuss why it’s so important for governments to champion digital sovereignty that puts people first.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/290_why_countries_must_fight_for_digital_sovereignty_w_cecilia_rikap

#tech #digitalsovereignty #politics #cloud#eutech #donaldtrump

🤖 Most people still treat AI chatbots like a private confessional, but they aren’t. 😳 Every question is logged, stored, and potentially discoverable, sometimes even after you’ve deleted it. OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic all retain user prompts by default, often under the guise of “memory” or “service improvement.”

And here’s the kicker: a federal court order now forces OpenAI to preserve all ChatGPT conversations, including “Temporary” ones users assumed were erased. So the notion of ephemeral chats is gone. That should change how people think about what they type into these systems.

The bigger issue is that the line between “helpful personalization” and “permanent surveillance record” is blurring fast. What looks convenient today could look like an exposure tomorrow.

TL;DR
⚠️ AI queries are logged
🔐 Deleted chats still saved
🧠 “Memory” is default setting
📂 Court orders enforce retention

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/opinion_column_ai_surveillance/
#AI#Privacy#DataSecurity#Surveillance#FRCP#EDRM #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity#LegalHold

🤖 Most people still treat AI chatbots like a private confessional, but they aren’t. 😳 Every question is logged, stored, and potentially discoverable, sometimes even after you’ve deleted it. OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic all retain user prompts by default, often under the guise of “memory” or “service improvement.”

And here’s the kicker: a federal court order now forces OpenAI to preserve all ChatGPT conversations, including “Temporary” ones users assumed were erased. So the notion of ephemeral chats is gone. That should change how people think about what they type into these systems.

The bigger issue is that the line between “helpful personalization” and “permanent surveillance record” is blurring fast. What looks convenient today could look like an exposure tomorrow.

TL;DR
⚠️ AI queries are logged
🔐 Deleted chats still saved
🧠 “Memory” is default setting
📂 Court orders enforce retention

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/opinion_column_ai_surveillance/
#AI#Privacy#DataSecurity#Surveillance#FRCP#EDRM #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity#LegalHold

Alternatives to Big Tech/Big Data:

Windows, Apple, Google -> Linux (Debian, Fedora, Mint, Arch...)

Microsoft Office -> LibreOffice (Only Office would also work, but the founders are Russian, who knows...)

Google Android, Apple iOS -> Pixel with GrapheneOS, Fairphone 6 with /e/OS, Brax 3 with iode OS/Ubuntu Touch

OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud, Dropbox, etc. -> Nextcloud, MEGA, pCloud, Proton Drive

Outlook, Gmail, etc. -> Proton Mail, Tutanota

Airdrop, Link to Windows -> Localsend, KDE Connect

WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage -> Signal, Element, Threema

Google Search -> Ecosia, Qwant, Startpage, Duckduckgo

YouTube -> Peertube, or as an anonymous YT client: Freetube and Newpipe

Instagram -> Pixelfed
Facebook, X (Twitter) -> Mastodon, possibly Bluesky

Truly secure and anonymous VPN: Mullvad!

This is just a first overview of the most important alternatives for switching. Feel free to continue if needed!

#linux #opensource #freesoftware #windows #endof10 #bigdata #bigtech #surveillance #office #microsoft #google #apple #vpn #mastodon #cloud #grapheneos #iode #ubuntutouch #brax3 #pixel#murena #fairphone #youtube #search

AWS Deleted all data despite redundancy, backup, dead man’s switch. This is why you need to keep all your data offline. The 3-2-1 backup rule is a good data protection strategy that states that you kee 3 copies of your data, storing them on 2 different types of storage media, and keeping 1 copy offsite under your bed or office. Don't trust your hosting company's backup service.

https://www.seuros.com/blog/aws-deleted-my-10-year-account-without-warning/

#cloud #aws #sysadmin#IT

AWS Deleted all data despite redundancy, backup, dead man’s switch. This is why you need to keep all your data offline. The 3-2-1 backup rule is a good data protection strategy that states that you kee 3 copies of your data, storing them on 2 different types of storage media, and keeping 1 copy offsite under your bed or office. Don't trust your hosting company's backup service.

https://www.seuros.com/blog/aws-deleted-my-10-year-account-without-warning/

#cloud #aws #sysadmin#IT