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It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds - Bert Hubert's writings (berthub.eu)

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

hey.

Psst.

That antivirus software you and your gov installed on every machine out there, that scans every file when it's closed, to "ensure it's not carrying a virus." That one.

Who makes it? In America, you say?

No, not Defender; but let's talk about that too. Who makes the OS and crucial apps your local council uses? Muni, Region, Federal -- all Microsoft, Splunk, Solarwinds (even after they were super-pwned), Checkpoint, Office, Azure. All American? Really?

If we put TP-Link and RedFlag Linux and Kaspersky and Huawei on do-not-buy lists for privacy and espionage concerns, tell me how we're reacting to the risky new path of the US government and its Krasnov operative.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah. I don't think a lot of tech companies really thought through the impacts of Trump burning up America's international reputation.

It's hard to have an international presence when the international community hates your product and you no longer have leverage to negotiate.