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"O desenvolvimento tecnológico na Europa é visto com bons olhos até nos EUA. Numa altura em que as o modelo das tecnológicas atinge um de ponto de saturação, a ideia de criar tecnologia que se sujeite a valores pensados à priori, não parta coisas para avançar rapidamente, e não imponha a lei do mais forte, é vista fundamentalmente como um bom serviço aos utilizadores. E que até do ponto de vista do mercado pode ser positiva, ao aumentar a concorrência e obrigar as empresas que agora são monopólios a manter a qualidade dos seus serviços e a evitar o caminho da merdificação, característico dos serviços digitais sem concorrentes.

Mas para um projecto desta envergadura entrar em vigor, é preciso mais do que um relatório — mesmo que este tenha surgido de uma iniciativa multipartidária do Parlamento Europeu. Como mostra o próprio documento, mas também o recente manifesto subscrito por empresas europeias que surge em sequência deste, a transformação proposta implica uma grande convergência de esforços e uma federação das capacidades que já existem nos diferentes pontos da União Europeia. E todos já testemunhámos como a coordenação não é o forte deste bloco político, tão susceptível quanto outros a derivas autoritárias anti-privacidade (como o caso do ChatControl) ou a embarcar em hypes de curto prazo, como em alguns desenvolvimentos de IA. Para além disso, nada se faz sem grandes somas de capital, e nesse aspecto, não é certo que a entrada de investidores privados e de capital de risco, não possa, naturalmente, desvirtuar parte da componente pelo bem comum do projecto, preferindo modelos de desenvolvimento correntes, tendo em vista ao lucro, objectivo último do seu trabalho."

shifter.pt/2025/03/tecnologia-

Shifter · A urgência de controlar a tecnologia para proteger a democracia na era de Trump e das Big TechAcordamos e pegamos no nosso smartphone — da Apple, Samsung ou Xiaomi. Vemos as notícias no Google N

"Online tracking is pervasive because it’s profitable. Tech companies earn enormous profits by targeting ads based on your online activity—a practice called “online behavioral advertising.” In fact, Big Tech giants like Google, Meta, and Amazon are among the top companies tracking you across the web. By automatically blocking their trackers, Privacy Badger makes it harder for Big Tech companies to profit from your personal information.

Online behavioral advertising has made surveillance the business model of the internet. Companies are incentivized to collect as much of our data as possible, then share it widely through ad networks with no oversight. This not only exposes our sensitive information to bad actors, but also fuels government surveillance. Ending surveillance-based advertising is essential for building a safer, more private web.

While strong federal privacy legislation is the ideal solution—and one that we continue to advocate for—Privacy Badger gives you a way to take action today.

Privacy Badger fights for a better web by incentivizing companies to respect your privacy. Privacy Badger sends the Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track signals to tell companies not to track you or share your data. If they ignore these signals, Privacy Badger will block them, whether they are advertisers or trackers of other kinds. By withholding your browsing data from advertisers, data brokers, and Big Tech companies, you can help make online surveillance less profitable."

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/onli

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight BackEvery time you browse the web, you're being tracked. That’s why EFF created Privacy Badger, a free, open source browser extension used by millions to fight corporate surveillance and take back control of their data.

"On March 18, politicians in the Netherlands House of Representatives passed eight motions asking the government to reduce reliance on US tech companies and move to European alternatives. Days before, more than 100 organizations signed an open letter to European officials calling for the continent to become “more technologically independent” and saying the status quo creates “security and reliability risks.”

Two European-based cloud service companies, Exoscale and Elastx, tell WIRED they have seen an uptick in potential customers looking to abandon US cloud providers over the last two weeks—with some already starting to make the jump. Multiple technology advisers say they are having widespread discussions about what it would take to uproot services, data, and systems.

“We have more demand from across Europe,” says Mathias Nöbauer, the CEO of Swiss-based hosting provider Exoscale, adding there has been an increase in new customers seeking to move away from cloud giants. “Some customers were very explicit,” Nöbauer says. “Especially customers from Denmark being very explicit that they want to move away from US hyperscalers because of the US administration and what they said about Greenland.”"

wired.com/story/trump-us-cloud

WIRED · Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud GiantsBy Matt Burgess
#USA#Trump#EU

"The DOGE world, as it stands, seems to break down into roughly three categories: former Trump officials, conservative lawyers, and imports from the Silicon Valley area (funders, founders, technologists, or people connected to them)."

Wired: We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections wired.com/story/elon-musk-doge @WIRED #Musk #bigtech

WIRED · We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate ConnectionsBy Vittoria Elliott

Nu terug te zien: webinars Maand van de Digitale Fitheid

Webinar ‘Denk na over je dataopslag!’. Pepijn van der Spek, impactprojectleider Duurzame ICT (links) en Rachel Kuijlenburg, coördinator Duurzaamheid (rechts)

Had je in maart een te volle agenda om de Maand van de Digitale Fitheid te volgen? Geen zorgen, want 2 succesvolle webinars over dataopslag en alternatieven voor Big Tech zijn vanaf nu terug te kijken.

Denk na over je dataopslag!

We verzamelen steeds meer data. Maar wat is de impact daarvan op het milieu en de samenleving? In het webinar ‘Denk na over je dataopslag!’ leer je meer over de complexiteit van onze ‘dataverzamelwoede’. En hoe je zelf een fitte, maar duurzame digitale professional wordt.

Weg bij Big Tech?

Twijfel je wel eens over het blijven gebruiken van Big Tech platforms? Tijdens het webinar ‘Weg bij Big Tech?’ staan Eva van Sloten en Manfred Zielinski stil bij de vraagtekens die mensen hebben. Ze vertellen je ook over mogelijke alternatieven – bijvoorbeeld in opensourcesoftware – en geven je handige tips bij je zoektocht.

Terugkijken?

Bekijk de webinars op de website van RADIO (RijksAcademie voor Digitalisering en Informatisering Overheid). Daar vind je ook tal van podcasts over digitale fitheid. Hoor daarin van anderen wat zij doen om digitaal fit te blijven. Want dat kan natuurlijk het hele jaar door!

Dit is een automatisch geplaatst bericht. Vragen of opmerkingen kun je richten aan @DigitaleOverheid@social.overheid.nl

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘆𝗽𝘀𝗲

𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘎𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

theintrinsicperspective.com/p/

The Intrinsic Perspective · Welcome to the semantic apocalypseBy Erik Hoel

Why would anyone want to do this?! 😆

𝘪𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘱…

theverge.com/news/637489/iphon

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The Verge · iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default calling and texting appBy Emma Roth