looking through the new EU requirements to have energy labels for smartphones & tablets sold in EU and it's mostly good. https://energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu/ecodesign-and-energy-label/understanding-energy-label_en

but I have one genuine question: what is the point of having an energy efficiency class here? I understand why it's important for kitchen appliances, they're not portable after all - but here it feels... unnecessary & bureaucratic? especially when other labels are in place?

#Tech #Technology #TechPolicy #Europe #EU #EuropeanUnion

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An EU energy label, showing the trademark A to G energy score, example is labelled as C. Underneath that: 1 - Scale of energy efficiency classes from A to G. 2 - The energy efficiency class of this product. 3 - The battery endurance per cycle, in hours and minutes per full battery charge. 4 - Repeated free fall reliability class. 5 - Battery endurance in cycles. 6 - Repairability class. 7 - Ingress Protection rating.

Europaweiter Zugriff auf deutsche Patientendaten?

Bislang können Patienten in Deutschland der Einrichtung einer elektronischen Patientenakte widersprechen. Eine neue EU-Verordnung könnte dieses Recht SWR-Recherchen zufolge aushebeln. Datenschützer warnen…..

https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/swr/elektronische-patientenakte-datenschutz-eu-deutschland-100.html

#Datenschutz #ePA #Privacy #EU #Europe #Daten #Data #Gesundheit #Digitalisierung #Technology

Mit der Digitalisierung von Gesundheitsdaten schafft der Staat nicht nur lukrative Geschäftsmöglichkeiten für große Konzerne, sondern nutzt dies auch für seine autoritäre, biopolitische Transformation. Auf Beschluss des Bundesrats soll die deutsche Polizei mit Hilfe von Software nun massenhaft die psychologischen Gesundheitsdaten der Menschen analysieren.

Hinzu kommt, dass dem Bundesrat vorschwebt, dass dafür ein Programm des vom rechten Tech-Oligarchen Peter Thiel gegründeten US-Konzerns Palantir zum Einsatz kommen soll. Palantir hat bereits verschiedene Softwares für Überwachungsstaaten entwickelt, die u.A. in Bayern und Hessen zum Einsatz kommen/kamen.

Nicht nur aus historischen Gründen ist die Verdächtigung und Kriminalisierung psychisch erkrankter Menschen und die Überwachung (nicht nur) von Gesundheitsdaten durch die deutsche Polizei etwas, gegen das wir uns unter allen Umständen wehren sollten!

https://www.br.de/nachrichten/netzwelt/durchleuchtet-us-software-palantir-bald-ganz-deutschland,UgNGC0P

https://www.golem.de/news/bundesratsbeschluss-analysesoftware-der-polizei-soll-gesundheitsdaten-auswerten-2503-194605.html

#Überwachung #Digitalisierung #Palantir #PeterThiel #Thiel #Polizei #Überwachungskapitalismus #Technology

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💸 Germany sends €204.5M to Microsoft annually while European open-source projects need investment.

Our Account Manager's analysis shows how redirecting these funds could:
✔️End vendor lock-in cycles
✔️Strengthen data sovereignty
✔️Create local tech jobs
✔️Support FLOSS innovation

XWiki, CryptPad and other open-source solutions prove alternatives exist, they just need proper funding.
Read more : https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/why-governments-should-invest-in-open-source/

#OpenSource #FLOSS #oss @ueeu #tech #technology

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In a recent LinkedIn article, Neculai Dăscălița, our Account Manager, highlighted that the German federal government spends over €1.3 billion annually on software, with €204.5 millions going directly to Microsoft. His analysis raises a crucial question: Could part of this budget be redirected toward Free/Libre and Open-Source Software (FLOSS) to support national digital sovereignty? To explore this further, we sat down with Neculai to discuss the challenges of proprietary software dependency, the advantages of FLOSS adoption, and the strategic steps governments can take to transition to open-source solutions.

📅 🔭🌌 On this day in 1990: The Hubble Space Telescope launched, revolutionizing our view of the cosmos despite a famously flawed mirror. When first images came back blurry, #NASA discovered the primary mirror was too flat by just 25.4 nanometers. After a dramatic 1993 repair mission, Hubble began capturing the #space imagery that has changed our understanding of the #universe.

👉 Learn more: https://zurl.co/25rMM

#tksst #video #tdih #history #astronomy #light #nyt #planets #science #stars #tech #technology

(22 Apr) “Unjammable“ Quantum Sensors Navigate by Earth’s Magnetic Field

With aircraft increasingly targeted by GPS jammers, the search for new ways to navigate is hotting up.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/yfmc3
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/j34gn

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“Unjammable“ Quantum Sensors Navigate by Earth’s Magnetic Field

(22 Apr) Washington Post inks deal with OpenAI

The Washington Post has struck a deal with OpenAI that will allow the artificial intelligence provi...

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/8nc7t

#media #technology

https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/10/mark-zuckerberg-joe-rogan-apple-innovation/

#technology #apple #meta