I work at @openrightsgroup [bridged from https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@jim on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mlvrgwwvqvw2Germany snubs #Palantir, chooses French supplier for internal intelligence agency In all seriousness, choosing Palantir, funded by antidemocratic billionaires to defend German democracy would have been madness […] https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@jim/11657957480929138315 May 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvrgwwvqvw2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mlvh6cepsuv2That's the way to do it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l2j1lxdk5o #panatir #digitalsovereignty15 May 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvh6cepsuv2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3ml7dj7wzkan2Scandalous data hoarding with basic control failures by #Europol - exposed by Computer Weekly. Years of illegal operations. Given this, why should Europol, or their investigations, be trusted? […] https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@jim/11652905428029735106 May 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7dj7wzkan2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mks4roc4p2w2NHS Goes To War Against Open Source, writes @Edent https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/nhs-goes-to-war-against-open-source/01 May 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks4roc4p2w2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mjr3ycj3jbb2Watching this interview with Danny Kruger to understand what a #Reform government would intend for the civil service, HoL, judiciary; scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Gp-skuvOI18 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjr3ycj3jbb2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mjphfgenipm2Wow, missed that: Ghost 6.0 made it to the Open social Web: https://ghost.org/6/ #activitypub17 Apr 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjphfgenipm2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mjol563vj3o2Unacceptable. US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/17/microsoft-us-tech-firms-lobbied-eu-secrecy-rules-datacentre-emissions17 Apr 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjol563vj3o2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mjnbf4sy33g2RE: https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk/116416292815228115 The Sovereign AI Fund is funding AI start ups and so on; presumably they will if successful be bought up by US Big tech. The profits will then accrue to US companies. Closed AI innovation doesn't strike me as a good value investment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnbf4sy33g2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mji5km656iq2Phorm went bust 12 years ago today, my calendar is reminding me. They wanted to scrape your web visits and inject ads into web pages at your ISP. What lovely #adtech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorm14 Apr 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji5km656iq2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mj7obzuimnw2I really want to hear more about France's plans to migrate government to #Linux as part of their #DigitalSovereignty strategy. https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/11 Apr 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7obzuimnw2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3mj3lrykxk7k2The Netherlands is building a "digital emergency kit" in case the internet shuts down nationwide. Meanwhile the UK is providing every home with the opportunity to rent a bag of Microsoft Copilot sand to put your head in. #digitalsovereignty […] https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@jim/11637651400826672809 Apr 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3lrykxk7k2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3miirufcqq6m2RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@JamesBaker/116331730134894398 The current model of bans and AV leads to escalation of controls on users and content, as each round of restrictions fails to deliver. And each set of restrictions embeds state reliance on Big Tech's power, and barriers to […] [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3miirufcqq6m2https://bsky.app/profile/jim.killock.org.uk/post/3midxlrvruwt2if you get a chance to see The Secret Agent while it's in the cinemas, do it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Agent_(2025_film)31 Mar 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:sysstpgj2irxyacri2kce2x5/app.bsky.feed.post/3midxlrvruwt2