RE: mastodon.social/@noybeu/114262…

Ready for another joke? 🥁

The Irish Data Protection Commission, which is responsible for most major technology companies ( #Meta, #Google, #Apple, #OpenAI, #Microsoft,...) actually imposes fines in just 0.26% of the cases it handles. And even when a fine is imposed, the money is almost never collected. 🤡

#HappyAprilFools

noyb.eu (@noybeu@mastodon.social)

Attached: 2 images Happy april fool's day! 🥳🥴 Unfortunately, the reality of GDPR enforcement is so dire that we don't even need to make up a joke. 🧑‍💻 A recent noyb analysis showed that only 1.

^{noyb.eu (Mastodon)}

For many people, the #Linux vs #Windows vs #Mac debate is a privilege — it assumes you can choose. But working with the Computer Upcycle Project, I've seen the real choice is often Linux vs no computer at all.

~95% of donated computers are "too old" for Windows 11 or macOS. Linux installs on them anyway, adding 10+ years of life to machines #Microsoft and #Apple called trash.

This isn't Linux vs Windows. It's Linux vs e-waste.

"GitHub’s Copilot will use you as AI training data, but you can opt out"

"...if you’ve used the code completion in Visual Studio Code, asked Copilot a question on the GitHub website, or used another related AI feature, your interactions and code snippets could be harvested...."

howtogeek.com/githubs-copilot-…

#ai #microsoft #copilot

GitHub’s Copilot will use you as AI training data, but you can opt out

That includes the Copilot features in Visual Studio Code.

^{Corbin Davenport (How-To Geek)}

Being forced to use Microsoft products at work has been…an experience. None of the buttons and settings are where I’d expect them to be, the descriptions are confusing (no Microsoft, it’s really not clear that “Visual Studio User” is the lowest permission setting I can enable for your godforsaken tool) or completely absent, and what do you mean I cannot have paths longer than 255 characters????????

On the bright side, now I understand better why my parents struggle so much with computers. On the not-so-bright-side, I guess I’m also old.

#WhyJustWhy #microsoft

Allemagne : le format ODF obligatoire dans l’administration

zdnet.fr/blogs/l-esprit-libre/…

#Bureautique #LogicielLibre #Microsoft #MicrosoftOffice #OpenSource #Souveraineté #LibreOffice #ODF #FLOSS #Allemagne

Allemagne : le format ODF obligatoire dans l’administration - ZDNET

The Document Foundation, qui gère LibreOffice, salue la décision du ministère allemand du Numérique, qui impose le format ODF dans l’administration fédérale, refusant ainsi le contesté OOXML de Microsoft.

^{Thierry Noisette (ZDNET)}

#EndOf10 trifft sich dieses Wochenende am Sonntag den 22. März wieder in #Hamburg / #Steilshoop und hilft bei der #Linux - #Installation

Hier ein tolles Interview zu dem Thema: taz.de/Softwareentwickler-uebe…

#Freiheit #foss #floss #endof10hh #Microsoft #Windows #bigtech #Software #computer

Softwareentwickler über Linux: „Nicht alle können sich einen neuen Laptop leisten“

Durch den Umstieg auf Windows 11 bleiben viele Computer auf der Strecke. Carsten Neumann kennt eine Alternative – und will andere von ihr überzeugen.

^{Johannes Strauch (taz)}

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.
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A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.
propublica.org/article/microso…

#News #Microsoft #Cybersecurity #Government #Technology #Tech #Cloud

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.

^{shoshana.gordon@propublica.org (ProPublica)}

Windows 12 reportedly set for release this year as a subscription-based, AI-focused OS

So there can be something worse than Windows 11...

tech4gamers.com/windows-12-rep…

#Microsoft #Microslop #Windows #Windows12 #Copilot #AI #enshittification #software #technology

Windows 12 Reportedly Set for Release This Year as a Fully Modular, Subscription-Based, AI-Focused OS

Reports suggest that Microsoft may be gearing up to launch Windows 12 this year, which will be a modular and AI-focused OS.

^{Shaheer Zahid (Tech4Gamers)}