Two old milk cans are visible on a weathered wooden surface outdoors. The can in front bears the number 106 and shows a well-worn patina. The ensemble is surrounded by lush green plants and white blossoms. In the background, a tree and a rustic building can be seen, giving the image a rural atmosphere.

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The photo shows a special lamp with a geometric design. Warm glowing light bulbs highlight the delicate blend of wood and metal. The modern construction stands out clearly against the dark background. The object is a Zettascope and combines artistic design with technical sophistication.

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IONOS writes in »Why digital sovereignty is key public sector transformation« for theregister.com

If administrative IT infrastructure comes under the control of other countries or depends on opaque technology stacks, then sovereignty is nothing more than a facade. Only when both the infrastructure and IT operations remain fully under European control can public institutions guarantee genuine digital sovereignty.

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The concept developed by the European Commission sets out eight sovereignty objectives by which cloud services will be assessed going forward. The SEAL system, with five levels (0 to 4), records how dependent a provider is on non‑European actors. From this, a sovereignty score is derived that is intended to make public procurement more transparent and to strengthen Europe’s digital autonomy.

The eight sovereignty objectives (SOV) are:

• Strategic sovereignty
• Legal and judicial sovereignty
• Data and AI sovereignty
• Operational sovereignty
• Supply chain sovereignty
• Technology sovereignty
• Security and compliance sovereignty
• Environmental and sustainability sovereignty

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All in all, an analysis of Microsoft’s distributed documentation – conducted by independent security consultant Owen Sayers and shared with Computer Weekly – suggests that Microsoft personnel or contractors can remotely access the data from 105 different countries, using 148 different sub-processors.

The finding is hardly surprising, but it once again highlights that Microsoft’s products cannot be run in a truly sovereign way.

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Does this affect the federal government and military? Yes.

It appears that it does not matter if the target is an individual, organization, or government. As long as the legal request is considered valid in the United States, the target or location of the data does not matter.

As an example, the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces make significant use of Microsoft 365. They have their own defence-tailored instance called Defence 365, which serves as a common cloud infrastructure for collaboration across DND/CAF, with stakeholders and other government departments.

In theory, any data on or using Microsoft or a U.S.-based organization’s products and infrastructure which is not isolated from the Internet could be subpoenaed by the United States government.

The current United States administration has shown to base a significant amount of its foreign and economic policy on dubious or false pretenses with little basis in rational, informed evidence or reality. As a result, we cannot expect that all legal requests received by Microsoft or other tech giants will be evidence-based or rational.

Thus, this revelation represents a significant risk to the Government of Canada and its military.

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The open-source software iCloud Control integrates into the Finder and makes exactly this possible.

Adds a menu to the Finder that allows control over files stored in iCloud, allowing user-controlled selective synchronization.

Simply select the files you want to remove locally, click the small cloud icon in the Finder, and choose Remove selected item locally.

You can download the software here.

Thank you Casten.

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For quite a while now there’s been the idea of being able to use your PC anytime, anywhere — whether you’re at a friend’s place or at work.

The solution is called cloud computing. The entire operating system runs in the browser. In the past I’ve already written about EyeOS.

You have to install EyeOS yourself and it offers relatively few features. Now there’s a provider that takes care of the installation for you and gives you online storage — and it’s all free.

The provider and the operating system are called iCloud. The project is still in alpha, but it’s intended to remain free. So far iCloud only works really well in Internet Explorer, but compatibility with other browsers is being worked on.

iCloud comes with a nice sidebar and a Windows Vista–style look.
I’m really curious to see how this develops. 😊

You can find it at icloud.com.

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