The rest of the world is beginning to understand that it simply cannot use Clown World’s technology, no matter how alluring it might be.
France just banned Windows from 2.5 million government computers. The reason is terrifying. The US sanctioned the International Criminal Court. Microsoft locked the chief prosecutor out of his email overnight. One switch and an entire institution went dark. Europe realized any government running American software is one executive order away from losing access to its own data.
1/ What Happened
France ordered every ministry to ditch Windows, Teams, Zoom, and all American tech. 2.5 million computers moving to Linux. Denmark dumped Microsoft Office. Germany moved 30,000 PCs to Linux. All 27 EU members signed a digital sovereignty charter.
2/ Move Sensitive Email
Every email on Gmail or Outlook is subject to US law. Set up a free ProtonMail account. Based in Switzerland. Encrypted end to end. No US jurisdiction. Move medical, legal, and financial email there. Keep Gmail for newsletters.
3/ Move Sensitive FilesGoogle Drive and OneDrive are US companies. The CLOUD Act applies to everything stored on them. Move anything sensitive to a local drive, encrypted USB, or European cloud like Tresorit or Filen. Keep Google Drive for files you wouldn’t care if someone
4/ Encrypt Your MessagesiMessage and WhatsApp are US companies. Signal is end-to-end encrypted, open source, and stores nothing. Install Signal. Move sensitive conversations there. It only works when both sides use it.
5/ Replace Microsoft OfficeEverything you type in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint passes through Microsoft’s servers. Download LibreOffice. Free. Open source. Works offline. Your documents stay on your machine. No cloud. No American servers.
6/ Lock Your BrowserChrome is Google. Every search, every site, every tab reported back. Switch to Brave or Firefox. Both block trackers by default. Neither sends your browsing history to an American company.
The more you stay off the mainstream technology, the lower your level of risk. It’s one of the primary reasons we’re doing our own AI before it becomes completely corrupted.