strufe
@strufe.bsky.social
privacy prof at KIT and CeTI/TU Dresden
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Die EZB und die EU-Mitgliedsstaaten halten aktuell ca. 2,5 Billionen (!) an US-Staatsanleihen, UK nochmal etwa 800 Mrd. - hinzu kommen indirekte europäische Bestände im Besitz von Banken, Investment- und Pensionsfonds. Allein der norwegische Staatsfonds hält 157 Mrd. Dollar an US-Treasuries.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Die EZB und die EU-Mitgliedsstaaten halten aktuell ca. 2,5 Billionen (!) an US-Staatsanleihen, UK nochmal etwa 800 Mrd. - hinzu kommen indirekte europäische Bestände im Besitz von Banken, Investment- und Pensionsfonds. Allein der norwegische Staatsfonds hält 157 Mrd. Dollar an US-Treasuries.
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Die EU-Kommission schreibt bei ihrer Digitalreform von der Big-Tech-Wunschliste ab und schwächt damit den Datenschutz. Die Taz berichtet über unsere Recherche und zitiert die EU-Kommission: Alles sei ein „umfassender, transparenter Prozess gewesen“. Das sehen wir anders! /1
👉 taz.de/Geplante-Dig...
👉 taz.de/Geplante-Dig...
Geplante Digital-Reform: Hat Big Tech zu viel Einfluss auf die EU genommen?
Zwei NGOs werfen der EU-Kommission vor, Lobbypositionen übernommen zu haben. Die widerspricht. Doch es gibt noch ein anderes Problem.
taz.de
January 16, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Die EU-Kommission schreibt bei ihrer Digitalreform von der Big-Tech-Wunschliste ab und schwächt damit den Datenschutz. Die Taz berichtet über unsere Recherche und zitiert die EU-Kommission: Alles sei ein „umfassender, transparenter Prozess gewesen“. Das sehen wir anders! /1
👉 taz.de/Geplante-Dig...
👉 taz.de/Geplante-Dig...
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⚡ This is the best investigation I've seen yet into Donut Lab's highly anticipated solid state battery. (1/3)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGx...
Uncovering the details on Donut Lab's Solid State Battery
YouTube video by Miss GoElectric Industry
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
⚡ This is the best investigation I've seen yet into Donut Lab's highly anticipated solid state battery. (1/3)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGx...
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Interview: "Datenschutz schützt die Schwächeren gegenüber mächtigen Akteuren" | heise online www.heise.de/hintergrund/...
Interview: "Datenschutz schützt die Schwächeren gegenüber mächtigen Akteuren"
Datenschutz steht politisch unter Druck. Warum er für Freiheit, Demokratie und nachhaltige Innovation notwendig ist, erklärt Prof. Tobias Keber im Gespräch.
www.heise.de
January 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Interview: "Datenschutz schützt die Schwächeren gegenüber mächtigen Akteuren" | heise online www.heise.de/hintergrund/...
At least defending Greenland is about to become much easier, now.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 AM
At least defending Greenland is about to become much easier, now.
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#OpenSource leistet einen wertvollen Beitrag für die #digitaleSouveränität unserer Gesellschaft. Doch diese Arbeit Tausender Freiwilliger wird in Deutschland bisher steuer- und förderrechtlich nicht als #Ehrenamt anerkannt.
Jetzt Petition unterzeichnen 👉 www.openpetition.de/petition/onl...
Jetzt Petition unterzeichnen 👉 www.openpetition.de/petition/onl...
Anerkennung von Open-Source-Arbeit als Ehrenamt in Deutschland - Online-Petition
Open-Source-Software bildet heute das Fundament großer Teile der digitalen Infrastruktur – in Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Forschung und im täglichen Leben. Selbst im aktuellen Koalitionsvertrag der Bundes...
www.openpetition.de
January 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
#OpenSource leistet einen wertvollen Beitrag für die #digitaleSouveränität unserer Gesellschaft. Doch diese Arbeit Tausender Freiwilliger wird in Deutschland bisher steuer- und förderrechtlich nicht als #Ehrenamt anerkannt.
Jetzt Petition unterzeichnen 👉 www.openpetition.de/petition/onl...
Jetzt Petition unterzeichnen 👉 www.openpetition.de/petition/onl...
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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GNOME dev gives fans of Linux's middle-click paste the middle finger
GNOME dev gives fans of Linux's middle-click paste the middle finger
Proposal targets long-standing behavior as 'an X11ism'
Opinion Ever since Linux got a graphical desktop, you could middle-click to paste – but if GNOME gets its way, that's going away soon, and from Firefox too.…
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
GNOME dev gives fans of Linux's middle-click paste the middle finger
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"Ich hab gehört, die haben auch sehr viel Öl" – Trump lässt Bertolli-Chef entführen www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/bert...
"Ich hab gehört, die haben auch sehr viel Öl" – Trump lässt Bertolli-Chef entführen
Washington, Lucca (dpo) - Nach der erfolgreichen Entführung von Venezuelas Präsident Nicolás Maduro gelingt den USA der nächste Streich: Soldaten der
www.der-postillon.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"Ich hab gehört, die haben auch sehr viel Öl" – Trump lässt Bertolli-Chef entführen www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/bert...
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The Omnibus I package amends key EU sustainability rules.
While Schönfelder and Streibelt defended it, INÉS RACIONERO GÓMEZ argues it doesn’t simplify the CSDDD – it quietly dismantles it while keeping the façade of regulation.
verfassungsblog.de/omnibus-i-su...
While Schönfelder and Streibelt defended it, INÉS RACIONERO GÓMEZ argues it doesn’t simplify the CSDDD – it quietly dismantles it while keeping the façade of regulation.
verfassungsblog.de/omnibus-i-su...
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The Omnibus I package amends key EU sustainability rules.
While Schönfelder and Streibelt defended it, INÉS RACIONERO GÓMEZ argues it doesn’t simplify the CSDDD – it quietly dismantles it while keeping the façade of regulation.
verfassungsblog.de/omnibus-i-su...
While Schönfelder and Streibelt defended it, INÉS RACIONERO GÓMEZ argues it doesn’t simplify the CSDDD – it quietly dismantles it while keeping the façade of regulation.
verfassungsblog.de/omnibus-i-su...
Well observed, and also the reason why most (European) universities unfortunately have moved from secure FOSS and standard compliant services and systems to Microsoft crapware. We build these systems, they are great, but instead of eating our own dog food we suffer so someone avoids blame 🤦
To compete with AWS and other hyperscalers, you need more than technology. Large incumbent cloud providers are also selling comfort to corporate employees. And if you too want to rake in billions of revenues, you had best be selling that too: berthub.eu/articles/pos...
AWS and Microsoft are selling much more than cloud services - Bert Hubert
Ten, twenty years ago customers over at large corporations would often ask me what hardware they’d need to run my software. As software developers, we’d tend to be rather blasé about such questions: “...
berthub.eu
January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Well observed, and also the reason why most (European) universities unfortunately have moved from secure FOSS and standard compliant services and systems to Microsoft crapware. We build these systems, they are great, but instead of eating our own dog food we suffer so someone avoids blame 🤦
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From Russia & Ukraine, to Thailand & Cambodia, to the U.S. & Greenland/Canada/Venezuela, to Israel & Gaza/West Bank, Saudi Arabia & Yemen, to China and Russia/Taiwan/South China Sea, everyone with means and opportunity is racing to carve up their corner of the world. #SphereOfInfluence2.0 #NoRules
Over the weekend, Chinese media reported what has been released by their government, about seizing of Russian lands, once their economy collapses. An article published by NetEase, the largest media platform stated: "Beijing should prepare now to 'reclaim' territories lost in the 19th Century.
December 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
From Russia & Ukraine, to Thailand & Cambodia, to the U.S. & Greenland/Canada/Venezuela, to Israel & Gaza/West Bank, Saudi Arabia & Yemen, to China and Russia/Taiwan/South China Sea, everyone with means and opportunity is racing to carve up their corner of the world. #SphereOfInfluence2.0 #NoRules
... As do so many politicians in Europe...
I wrote this two days after Trump supporters stormed the Capital.
Unfortunately, many Democrats have done exactly what this piece warns against: pushing for more censorship and surveillance as a response to right wing extremism.
They're helping the fascists.
www.fastcompany.com/90592060/cap...
Unfortunately, many Democrats have done exactly what this piece warns against: pushing for more censorship and surveillance as a response to right wing extremism.
They're helping the fascists.
www.fastcompany.com/90592060/cap...
You can't fight fascism by expanding the police state
"It was not lack of intel that led to this massive security breach, it was a systemic cultural and political unwillingness to take the threat of white supremacist violence seriously."
www.fastcompany.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
... As do so many politicians in Europe...
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Frohes neues Jahr und Zukunft ist gut für Alle!
January 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Frohes neues Jahr und Zukunft ist gut für Alle!
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“If the system has access to all of your contacts and your emails and your calendar and you’re calling me and you have my contact, they're accessing my data too, and I don't want them to.” #privacy #AIEthics. Thanks for the quote, @mattburgess1.bsky.social .
www.wired.com/story/expire...
www.wired.com/story/expire...
The Age of the All-Access AI Agent Is Here
Big AI companies courted controversy by scraping wide swaths of the public internet. With the rise of AI agents, the next data grab is far more private.
www.wired.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
“If the system has access to all of your contacts and your emails and your calendar and you’re calling me and you have my contact, they're accessing my data too, and I don't want them to.” #privacy #AIEthics. Thanks for the quote, @mattburgess1.bsky.social .
www.wired.com/story/expire...
www.wired.com/story/expire...
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“International law is universal, or it is meaningless. Democracy is resilient when it is freely chosen, institutionally protected, and grounded in legality,” said SG @alain-berset.coe.int in a statement on the situation in Venezuela.
Read full statement: www.coe.int/fr/web/porta...
Read full statement: www.coe.int/fr/web/porta...
Statement by the Secretary General on the situation in Venezuela
Secretary General Strasbourg 4 January 2026
www.coe.int
January 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
“International law is universal, or it is meaningless. Democracy is resilient when it is freely chosen, institutionally protected, and grounded in legality,” said SG @alain-berset.coe.int in a statement on the situation in Venezuela.
Read full statement: www.coe.int/fr/web/porta...
Read full statement: www.coe.int/fr/web/porta...
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Those in California can now go here to request that data brokers delete their data: privacy.ca.gov/drop/
This is a good thing, however, it’s far from a complete solution. 🧵
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This is a good thing, however, it’s far from a complete solution. 🧵
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Delete request and opt-out platform (DROP)
Protect your personal information. Data brokers collect, share, and sell your personal information. You can stop that from happening.
privacy.ca.gov
January 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Those in California can now go here to request that data brokers delete their data: privacy.ca.gov/drop/
This is a good thing, however, it’s far from a complete solution. 🧵
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This is a good thing, however, it’s far from a complete solution. 🧵
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the perfect social media client doesn't exis—
working on these ideas now
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
the perfect social media client doesn't exis—
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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My wish for 2026 is that Europeans will be as critical and vigilant about authoritarianism and racism in their own country as they are about them in the U.S. and that Americans will be as critical and vigilant about authoritarianism and racism in the U.S. as Europeans are.
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My wish for 2026 is that Europeans will be as critical and vigilant about authoritarianism and racism in their own country as they are about them in the U.S. and that Americans will be as critical and vigilant about authoritarianism and racism in the U.S. as Europeans are.
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Adam Serwer: “The reason so many of yesterday’s free-speech champions transitioned so easily into today’s pro-Trump censors is that their definition of free speech never included the right of others to talk back.” [theatlantic.com]
Cancel Culture’s Boomerang Effect
How we got to a place where free speech means whatever conservatives want to say
www.theatlantic.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Adam Serwer: “The reason so many of yesterday’s free-speech champions transitioned so easily into today’s pro-Trump censors is that their definition of free speech never included the right of others to talk back.” [theatlantic.com]
Nothing says "we're the new USSR" better than banning anti-disinformation because it's against the American viewpoint.
“Imran Ahmed, chief executive of Centre for Countering Digital Hate; Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, leaders of HateAid, a German organization; former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was responsible for digital affairs; and Clare Melford, who runs the Global Disinformation Index.”
US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
apnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Nothing says "we're the new USSR" better than banning anti-disinformation because it's against the American viewpoint.
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I do appreciate the US state department strengthening my case here with their sanctions on former EU officials & other supporters of EU digital safety acts just now: berthub.eu/articles/pos...
It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds - Bert Hubert
The very short version: it is madness to continue transferring the running of European societies and governments to American clouds. Not only is it a terrible idea given the kind of things the “King o...
berthub.eu
December 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I do appreciate the US state department strengthening my case here with their sanctions on former EU officials & other supporters of EU digital safety acts just now: berthub.eu/articles/pos...