One of my significant fears about the EU Cyber Resilience Act is that it could be abused by vendors to force DRM-like limitations into consumer products, as Synology is regrettably attempting.

Ars Technica

Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices

German press release suggests expansion of the company's "integrated ecosystem."

One of my goals in engaging strongly over the CRA and especially its standards is to ensure that they are written to prevent this, as far as possible. We have now placed many #OpenSource experts into EU standards committees as a result. Can you help? #CRA @European Commission #DRM @Open Source Initiative :osi:

Don't be fooled by Meta's claims its Llama AI is open source. As well as its commercial restrictions, Meta's Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy overrides the license & blocks software freedom rights to EU citizens. AUP: "the rights ... are not being granted to you if you are an individual domiciled in, or a company with a principal place of business in, the European Union"

Meta Llama

Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy

Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy

Llama

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

#OpenSource? #NotOpenSource!

With the FTC and FCC gutted and no-one left to ensure the US end of the adequacy arrangement with the EU, surely it's time for the EU to ban data sharing with the USA? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/18/two-democratic-commissioners-fired-ftc/