Microsoft is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of the tech giant’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no reference to the company’s China-based operations.
#News #Microsoft #Tech #Data #China #Cybersecurity #Government #Technology
Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”
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The Defense Department is opening an investigation to determine if the tech giant’s use of overseas engineers to maintain sensitive U.S. government computer systems compromised national security.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-digital-escorts-investigation-warning?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Microsoft #Tech #Pentagon #Defense #Technology #Cybersecurity
Dziś w #KrytykaPolityczna mój tekst o informacyjnej infrastrukturze ludobójstwa:
https://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/ibm-microsoft-technologia-ludobojstwo/
Wymordowanie milionów Żydów, Romów i osób należących do innych mniejszości zamieszkujących Trzecią Rzeszę i tereny przez nią okupowane wymagało zbierania i przetwarzania ogromnych jak na tamte czasy ilości danych. Z pomocą ochoczo przyszedł IBM. Dziś tradycję kolaboracji przy ludobójstwie kontynuuje Microsoft, wspierając technologicznie izraelskie siły zbrojne.
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@maxamillion/115750583128266042
Super grateful for the investment and involvement that Microsoft has made in open source, and in the Fedora Project specifically. They're joining the project just as other contributors would and becoming part of our community!
Some of their impact so far:
* Modernizing Fedora Cloud image delivery
* Enabling Secure Boot on ARM
* Improving Fedora compatibility with Azure
* Fedora on WSL
There's even talk of having Azure Linux treat Fedora more like an upstream!
Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation
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The Defense Department has tightened cybersecurity requirements for its cloud services providers. The changes come after ProPublica revealed how Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers left sensitive government data vulnerable to hacking.
https://www.propublica.org/article/pentagon-dod-microsoft-digital-escorts-china-ban-cybersecurity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #DOD #Tech #Microsoft #Pentagon #Cybersecurity #Technology #China
"20xx ist das Jahr des Linux-Desktop!"
ist ein Running Gag, stellt aber lange nicht mehr das eigentlich anzustrebende Ziel dar.
Jeder schafft sein eigenes "Jahr des Linux -Desktop", sei es durch erstmaliges Ausprobieren, den Umstieg oder durch dauerhaftes Nicht-Nutzens anderer Betriebssysteme.
Ein Ziel des Individuums.
Worauf eigentlich euphorisch hin gearbeitet werden sollte, ist
"20xx ist das Jahr des Microsoft-Untergangs".
Darauf sollten alle diejenigen die sich durch Spitzeleien, neue Zwangs-Anti-Features und Lizenzpolitik aus der Hölle gegängelt fühlen hinarbeiten.
Nicht jeder für sich.
Alle gemeinsam.
Zeigen wir #Windows und #Microsoft die Tür.
In diesem Sinne, für digitale Souveränität und gegen kommerzielle Überwachung:
2026 ist das Jahr in dem Microsoft untergehen wird.
Microsoft va continuer les mises à jour gratuites de Windows 10 en Europe
Alors que le couperet était déjà bien remonté dans sa glissière, la fin des mises à jour de Windows 10 est repoussée en Europe..
https://www.minimachines.net/?p=136098 #microsoft
🇦🇹 Austria's Armed Forces have replaced MS Office with LibreOffice on 16,000+ workstations 📄
This shift began in 2020 to avoid mandatory cloud reliance ☁️
Their goal? Digital sovereignty—not cost saving 🔒
They even contributed 5+ person-years of code 🛠️
EU trend toward open-source grows 🇪🇺
🔗 https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-forces-ditch-microsoft-office/
#TechNews #LibreOffice #Linux #OpenSource #Privacy #FOSS #Security #Europe #EU #Microsoft #Cloud #DigitalSovereignty #Government #Defense #Innovation #Technology
The bill emerged in response to a ProPublica investigation exposing how Microsoft used China-based engineers to service Defense Dept.’s computer systems for nearly a decade, leaving sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from a leading cyber adversary.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-law-microsoft-digital-escort-ban-china?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Microsoft #Defense #Tech #Trump #China #Cybersecurity #Technology
This isn't an Xbox. This is greed, pure greed.
#Microsoft #Xbox #Gamepass #Cloud #Gaming #VideoGames #CorporateGreed #Capitalism
Dziś w #OkoPress piszę o Microslop Slopilocie i smutku szefa giganta z Redmond w związku z używaniem słowa "slop" ("breja") na wydzieliny generatywnej sztucznej inteligencji:
https://oko.press/microsoft-czy-microslop-jak-gigant-z-usa-potyka-sie-o-ai
Zgodnie z opublikowanym w grudniu 2025 r. raportem Instratu pt. „Zamówienia na pozór otwarte” 99% zamówień publicznych na oprogramowanie w Polsce wyklucza jakąkolwiek konkurencję wobec Microsoftu.
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I've come to the conclusion that, while I am still using #Windows 11 out of inertia, it's time to contemplate an exit plan towards #Linux . The switch won't be any time soon (I have too much other stuff on my plate for the foreseeable future), but I do want to avoid paying further license fees to #Microsoft .
Major areas of concern:
- My #Steam library. I am by no means a heavy gamer, but I want to check if the major games I enjoy are known to work on Linux.
- Migrating away from #GoogleDrive towards #NextCloud is going to be a major chore, but it's something I can start in advance.
- I am a very heavy user of Notepad++ for my #TeXLaTeX typesetting, so I need a replacement whose user experience comes close (and no, neither vim nor emacs count).
As for what distribution to choose... I dunno. Lots of people at my place of work use #Debian , so maybe that would be a good idea?
You will not believe the trick-or-treat trick Microsoft just pulled! 
