You shouldn’t have to trade your data—or pay monthly—just to back up your phone.
Privacy isn’t a luxury. It’s a right.
We’re building 121Drop so you don’t have to log in, connect to the cloud, or give up control.
Join the waitlist if you want real, offline privacy: 
#121Drop #PrivacyFirst #DigitalSovereignty #NoCloud #SnowdenInspired
I wish people had even higher expectations for #instantMessaging apps: #Privacy, #noAds, freedom from corporate interests, respect for #humanRights, low energy consumption, #digitalSovereignty. And not AI powered, flashy #stickers.
Free and federated applications and services, made and run by e.g. small cooperatives or volunteers, cannot compete with billion dollar companies on resources. We have other strengths, though!
(Btw. I love stickers!)
We're building a platform guided by:
Our tech stack was build to reflect our values — our commitment to privacy, digital sovereignty, and climate-conscious practices. We're just getting started, but we’re here to connect with others passionate about water, climate resilience, and ethical tech.
Read about our commitment:
https://crowdinblue.org/sustainability
A collectively curated list of non-US-based alternatives to popular services, because it is time to prioritise our privacy, security, and digital sovereignty.
Lesenswert (Pflichtlektüre 
#Digital is physical. Digital is not #green. Digital costs the #Earth.
@gerrymcgovern #it #sustainability #foss #opensource #DigitaleSouveränität #digitalsovereignty #ClimateAction #klimakrise #deutschland
New York Times rapporterar om att de har fått ta del av dokument från regeringen i USA som visar planer på att stänga av migranter från banktjänster,
"..using crucial financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with their access to government benefits."
Bankkort. Samtliga bankkort i Sverige som kopplas till svenska banker är från USA. Så egentligen är alla beroende av politiska beslut från USA angående potentiell avstängning. #digitalsuveränitet #digitalsovereignty #bankkort
What I like the most about #opensource is that it's a movement of doing, not just words. For #Nextcloud, those-who-do come together every year at our conference. We got a date and place for 2025, so start planning if you'd like to join us building real #digitalsovereignty
See you in Berlin, Sept 27-28? And we stay e 4 days after for the real work, bring your laptop!
Celebration time! We’ve just passed the external audit for ISO 27001 (Information Security), ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 (Environmental & Quality Management) and full readiness for NIS2 and NEN7510. This isn’t just about compliance. It’s about staying true to our founding promise: Give people and businesses control over their communications, data, and digital identity. #DigitalSovereignty #ISO #CyberSecurity #SustainableTech #IndependentCloud #NIS2
Donald Trump’s aggression is forcing many countries to reconsider their dependence on US tech — but can Europe really carve out its own path?
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Aline Blankertz to discuss the challenges of digital sovereignty in Europe.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/271_can_europe_end_its_dependence_on_us_tech_w_aline_blankertz
It was a real pleasure to chat with Jack Tame on Q+A about why now is the time to think seriously about reducing our reliance on US tech companies and what to make of Elon Musk’s alliance with Donald Trump.
He hosts a great programme and I was really happy to be invited on.
@EUCommission I would much more like to see all these huge funds and resources be invested into free/libre and opensource software and hardware communities and projects. If any useful, truly AI and truly anything helpful for society is there, this is where it would most likely come from. And it would come out organically and out of real need. Not forcing it at any cost, just because someone has some FOMO.
Take a look at our report and see why #FreeSoftware is the best solution for a digital sovereign future https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250409-01.html
@heiseonlineenglish Microsoft are right about MS Office being "impractical and too expensive" (and that is not even the worst part about it). They got the solution wrong though. The practical and free and Free (as in freedom and opensource and privacy respecting) is something like LibreOffice → https://www.libreoffice.org/
Grateful! 
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/16/10/361
Is It Time for European Technology Alternatives?
#opensource #digitalsovereignty
https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/is-it-time-for-european-technology-alternatives/
Join the NGI community for two days of discussions on: 
Meet the minds shaping a more open, human-centric internet.
From strengthening partnerships at #Documation Paris to gathering insights at #CS3 Munich, we spent a busy week connecting with the open source community.
These events reinforce the importance of collaboration, real-world feedback, and digital sovereignty in shaping Collabora Online.
