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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 โ€“ 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.

Continue reading here - https://www.heise.de/en/news/International-Criminal-Court-Kicks-Out-Microsoft-10964189.html

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[โ€“] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 9 points 6 hours ago

Makes me suspect they have some lawyers on staff who were able to read America's laws -b which read to a lay-lerson as 'we absolutely always spy on everything you host on our soil'.

[โ€“] maam@feddit.uk 2 points 3 hours ago

5 months later, revenge is best served cold.