https://europa-devops.eu/tags/azure-devops.html Recent content in Azure DevOps on Europa DevOps Hugo en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://europa-devops.eu/posts/01_introducing-europa-devops.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://europa-devops.eu/posts/01_introducing-europa-devops.html <p>It is time for governments, companies and private citizens to make up their minds about their dependence on U.S. Big Tech.</p> <h2 id="us-government-is-undermining-eu-us-data-transfers">U.S. government is undermining EU-US Data Transfers</h2> <p>The General Data Protection Regulation <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation">(GDPR)</a> is based upon oversight involving the independent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_and_Civil_Liberties_Oversight_Board">Privacy and Civil Liberties OverSight Board</a>, however, after the White House requested the resignation of Democratic board members, the independence of the board is <a href="https://noyb.eu/en/us-supreme-court-just-blew-eu-us-data-transfers">challenged</a>.</p> <h2 id="us-big-tech-is-out-of-control">US Big Tech is out of control</h2> <p>The profits of U.S. Big Tech companies far exceed the <a href="https://proton.me/tech-fines-tracker/">fines imposed</a> on them for violations of competition and privacy laws. At the same time U.S. Big Tech spends vast amounts of money <a href="https://techoversight.org/big-tech-lobbying-tracker/">lobbying</a>.</p>