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The digital directorate in France will switch from Windows to Linux and the state is embarking on a major project to reduce the “outer European digital dependency”
The subject of digital sovereignty has been imposed in the public debate since the beginning of 2026 in the face of a hypothesis: and if the United States cut off access to some of its technologies in Europe.
In France, the Prime Minister commissioned the Inter-Ministerial Directorate of Digital Affairs (DINUM) to “reduce the state’s extra-European digital dependencies”. It is this body that supervises the computer equipment and the deployment of services to the various government administrations.
The first target is now known: it is Windows.
It’ll be “We realize German citizens are concerned about all their personal data being sent to ICE and used to train AI.
We have opened a ticket with Microsoft and are awaiting a response. There’s nothing more we can do at this point, but we’ll keep you updated.”
A little bit later: Your data are safe with Microslop and ICE, and your privacy is not violated, because just we made a law that says so.