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Doug Belshaw
Doug Belshaw
@dajb@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

My mate Tom and I have been chatting for ages about what it really means to depend on US‑based tech when you are running an organisation in Europe.

We've now pulled those conversations into something concrete, called #TechFreedom. It is for organisations that want a clearer view of jurisdiction, business continuity, and 'quiet' surveillance in their stack.

Blog post: https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/techfreedom/

More info: https://techfreedom.eu

#TechFreedom #Fedi #DigitalSovereignty #BigTech

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TechFreedom screenshot
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Open Thinkering

Your data might be in Europe but your risks are not

The thing is, when you rely on US-based tech companies, you take on risks that sit in the small print rather than the marketing page. Tom Watson and I have created a new initiative as an attempt to help bring those risks into the light.​
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Britstralian
Britstralian
@Nigel_Lake@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@dajb For the last six months I've been reflecting on how any organisation with contractual commitments to third parties related to confidentiality can continue to use third party software and systems that cannot or will not provide guarantees regarding where underlying data is stored or who can have access to it. This includes, of course, many of the most ubiquitous software providers...

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Doug Belshaw
Doug Belshaw
@dajb@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Nigel_Lake Exactly that.

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