Before the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services. Here's why.
  • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I always wondered how any head of state could feel like they were not being spied on if they were using windows.

    Can governments really ensure that windows has been secured that well or is there always a possibility that Microsoft is spying for the United States?

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      1. When you can spend a lot on security staff, they’ll probably convince you that your own installation of Windows is sterile.

      2. They probably use Macs.

      3. They might even only use air-gapped machines, with sufficient paranoia.

      • joostjakob@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Security services use things like airgapping, but our politicians talk to each other using WhatsApp…