According to Handelsblatt, the International Criminal Court is kicking out US service providers like Microsoft. And is relying on German alternatives.

According to Handelsblatt, the International Criminal Court is kicking out US service providers like Microsoft. And is relying on German alternatives.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) wants to become independent of technology from the USA – for fear of reprisals from Donald Trump, Handelsblatt has learned. The institution in The Hague wants to replace the Microsoft software currently used on workstations with OpenDesk.

According to Handelsblatt, the decision is to be seen against the backdrop of sanctions by the current US administration under President Donald Trump against employees such as Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. Microsoft simply blocked his email access. He therefore had to switch to the Swiss email service Proton. Since the ICC is highly dependent on service providers like Microsoft, its work is being paralyzed, it was stated in May.

Furthermore, the US government in Washington is examining further measures against the International Criminal Court, Handelsblatt further reports. This could also significantly restrict the institution’s ability to work.

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  • magnetosphere@fedia.io
    24·
    3 days ago

    One of the few good things I will say about Trump is this: his bumbling, greed, and tantrums have provided the wake-up call that the world needs. THE UNITED STATES IS NOT RELIABLE.

    If your company is still uses software that relies on foreign servers, why? (This is a rhetorical question, but if you want to respond anyway, please do!)

    • ranzispa@mander.xyzEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      We rely on Microsoft. Most other alternatives that offer such services are on foreign servers anyway. We do have a NAS for our own backup, but we still need something that is accessible everywhere and where we can collaboratively edit documents. Would be nice to spin up our own server, but cannot really dedicate too much time to maintaining it.