Screenshot of the first Commodore Amiga computer virus: the SCA virus displayed «something wonderful has happened» on screen.
I was 16 or 17 when this happened on my Amiga 1000.
Misquoting Orwell is the perfect end to her tenure
10. In Norway, 50+ orgs & experts are calling for the public sector to reduce its dependence on big tech.
Across Europe, the UK and the US, consumers groups & other partners are also reaching out to their governments and policymakers with similar demands: to create a better digital future.
9.
• Rebalance the power between service providers and consumers.
• Reduce European dependency on big tech by supporting other technologies and services.
• Double down on the enforcement of existing laws, including but not limited to the DMA & the GDPR.
• Adopt a strong Digital Fairness Act.
8. Today we are taking international action. Together with 28 other civil society organisations, we are warning the European institutions against the ongoing deregulatory agenda of the Digital Omnibus Package, and urge them to:
7. We need vigorous enforcement of the laws we already have. Stronger sanctions to make sure that our laws actually deter big tech. This includes actively using merger control and structural remedies, and truly benefit competition and innovation.
6. We need new concrete plans and funding schemes for open-source alternatives to big tech. The public sectors across Europe (and beyond!) should in any case shift their spending from big tech’s proprietary software to open alternatives
5. We need new concrete plans and funding schemes for open-source alternatives to big tech. The public sectors across Europe (and beyond!) should in any case shift their spending from big tech’s proprietary software to open alternatives
4. We believe that consumers deserve stronger protections against enshittification practices.
We are advocating for other types of technology, based on e.g. open source code, open protocols, interoperability, and portability. It is time to build the foundation of a new, better digital world.
Pook that looks like an industrial cable with a screen in front of it
3. Enshittification is everywhere, from feeds filled with ads and scams, to connected cars where you have to pay extra for basic features.
When companies can change products and services at any time, consumers are held at their mercy.
Proud to support this, and co-signed the letter to Norwegian authorities.
Have you noticed that digital products and services are getting worse? So have we!
Today we are publishing our new report, Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future. vimeo.com/1168468796?f...
Data Protection Agencies should have good security, right?
I've scanned almost 160 DPAs around the world using the Dutch Internet Standards Platform (Internet.nl), checking their web, dns and email security. The results are in, and you won't like them.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-p...
Det går bedre med epost sikkerheten for norske advokatselskaper, men det er alltid rom for forbedringer!
Her en liten statusoppdatering pr februar 2026:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/det-g%...
Lawyers using free mail services like Hotmail, Gmail & iCloud? Oh yes!
Security, privacy & lawyers legal obligation to confidentiality? Good question!
I've written about lawyers in Norway using such services, and my own personal recommendations about it.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/lawyer...
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
Almost 5 years after RFC 8996 / BCP 195 «Deprecating TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1»
Datatilsynet har selv svakheter og mangler for sin mailserver som utgjør en høyst unødvendig og reell sikkerhetsrisiko for dem, og alle som kommuniserer med dem på epost.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/epost-...
IT IS HAPPENING! (SOON)
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
Where in the world is @proofpoint.com with DNSSEC + DANE?
They don't support it. Why not?
The competition does. Take note Gartner!
There are tons of (potential) customers within EU that are not allowed to use Proofpoint without such support!
www.linkedin.com/pulse/where-...
A “chronic lack of cooperation from the Israeli authorities” has forced Spain’s highest criminal court to shelve its investigation into use of Pegasus against Spanish ministers, inc. the prime minister. Cases uncovered by @citizenlab.ca go back to 2021. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Not a single law firm in Denmark seem to have a 100% score of their email security configuration.
This is based on a scan conducted Friday 23, January 2026. Read the full article by me on Linkedin and check out the test results of 200+ law firms:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/email-...
Presidential, while still in Trumps language style, no doubt.
Alternative talk for Trump for #WEF, but flipped into NOT being interested in taking Greenland.
Well, while listening I also did this:
I listened to the full live #WEF #WorldEconomicForum talk from DJT today @josepagliery.bsky.social.
I'll give him one thing: he's good at getting worldwide media & political attention.
PS: Any idea on when democracy might get reinstated in the USA?
Belarus has arrested several HAM radio hobbyists and is threatening them with the death penalty, extremely wild situation: www.404media.co/ham-radio-op...
european-alternatives.eu has a growing catalogue of services, including CDN & DDoS protection.
Can they handle on par with Cloudflare, AWS, MS & Google? Probably not, but does everyone need it?
There are EU alternatives for a lot of services, and they do not require EU membership. ;)
Answer to "shouldn't they?" = YES, but the truth is of course "LOL, no, do not assume this is much better then that time L0pht testified in Congress.
Also: look up the potential of missing RPKI for BGP. Approx 48% of the internet still haven't signed, meaning DoS/MitM/store&decrypt later is easy.
