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Dutch TV show Lubach warns about dangers of government dependence of the USA cloud - go Lidl

  • The alternative is to use the PDFs provided by the Moniteur belge.

  • In Belgium it’s especially a mess because many of the official websites that “publish” laws are access restricted (e.g. Tor users often denied access).

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  • How ready is Element for the general audience?

    I use Element daily, and it can be confusing enough that average users would probably stop using it when they have to choose a server, or when that server have issues with images, or when they can't read a message because the room is end-to-end encrypted but they need to reverify another person's key.

    For the context, LuxChat is the general audience version of LuxChat4Gov, a fork of Element created by the Luxembourgish government for the public servants: https://mindigital.gouvernement.lu/fr/luxchat4gov.html (France has a similar app with https://www.tchap.gouv.fr/ ). The objective was to provide public servant a messaging app that would not rely on Google, Apple, Meta or Microsoft.

    LuxChat and LuxChat4Gov are managed by LU-CIX Management G.I.E. G.I.E stands for Groupe d'Intérêt Economique, which is not a company

    The EIG is not a company: a company is a group which also has a legal purpose, that of “pooling something with a view to sharing the profit which may or may not result from it” (article 1832 of the Civil Code).

    https://www.fiduciaire-lpg.lu/fr/publications/droit-des-societes/le-gie-groupement-dinteret-economique

    If you look at the composition of LU-CIX, you can see different types of entities, including the CTIE (Centre de Technologie de l'information de l'Etat), which is the IT Service of the Luxembourgish government.

    https://www.lu-cix.lu/about-us/lu-cix-management-gie/

    On a public perception level, LuxChat is targeted towards companies and individuals, and is backed by the government. If you are a Luxembourgish company and are looking for an alternative to Whatsapp, are you going to trust more an app backed by the Lux governement, and that has been reworked to make it easier to use, or Element, for which you have to trust a server anyway, and figure out how it works.

    All your concerns remain valid from a technical perspective. The people behind info-luxchat[at]lu-cix[dot]lu may have some answers.

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    Luxchat, a messaging app developed in Luxembourg, based on Matrix

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    Fixables: Dutch electronics giant Phillips has started offering open source replacement parts for you to 3D print

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    EIB Group to provide €70 billion for tech firms and innovators

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    noyb sends Meta 'cease and desist' letter over AI training. European Class Action as potential next step

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    Germany: Dozens injured at Berlin pro-Palestinian protest – DW – 05/16/2025

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    Nearly a fifth of global carbon emissions is propped up by billions of euros in European “green” investments

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    Eurovision 2025: Austria's JJ wins with 'Wasted Love' – DW – 05/18/2025

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    Portuguese payment system to integrate with Nordic systems

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    The Forever Pollution Project showed that nearly 23,000 sites all over Europe are contaminated by the “forever chemicals” PFAS.

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    'End of 10' to Windows 10 Users: The Environment Wants You to Use Linux

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    Strava to Acquire Runna, A UK based Leading Running Training App

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    Rundown of new Swiss surveillance regulations (GER article)

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    Belgian article in Dutch about European alternatives

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    Alternatives to PayPal, WhatsApp, Google (German, Archive.is link in body)

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    Buy American? No Thanks, Europe Says, as Tariff Backlash Grows.

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    After 3 years of full-scale war in Ukraine, Europe announces plan to ban all Russian gas imports

  • Thank you for announcing it, I never noticed any AI generated content here, but still better safe than sorry

  • Thank you for sharing!