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Pentagon vs. Anthropic

The Pentagon invokes a 1950 war-production law to compel access to AI technology. Why the Anthropic case concerns every US-based technology company.

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Sovereignty Washing Explained

Germany's Deutschland-Stack faces criticism from the Open Source Business Alliance for allowing proprietary software under a sovereignty label. What it means.

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Who Controls Your Login?

From 'Sign in with Google' to the EU Digital Identity Wallet: who authenticates 450 million EU citizens, and what the Dutch DigiD case reveals.

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The Limits of Digital Independence

Digital independence is a risk strategy, not a religion. Where sovereignty becomes counterproductive — and a framework for what to control vs. rent.

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Sovereign Workplace vs. Microsoft 365

openDesk, LaSuite, Tchap, Nextcloud: European governments are building open-source alternatives to Microsoft 365. Some are working. An honest assessment.

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Europe's Cloud: Sovereignty vs. Scale

European cloud providers are cheaper, legally safer, and perfectly capable. So why do 70% of European workloads still run on US hyperscalers?

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AI in Europe: Open vs. US Monopoly

Mistral's rise, Aleph Alpha's pivot, DeepSeek's shock, and whether Europe can build a sovereign AI stack — or is doomed to rent one from California.

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Linux in the Public Sector

Munich, Schleswig-Holstein, the French Gendarmerie, the Italian military: four approaches to public-sector digital sovereignty and their lessons.

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Why digital-independence.org?

Most 'alternatives to Big Tech' content is shallow listicles with affiliate links. We write the fact-based, technically grounded analysis we couldn't find.

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