France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US

Re:France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital auton... by bigfudge on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @05:09PM (#46878033)

EU have access to Windows source code. Presumably if the shit really hit the fan we'd have a European build without all the spy/crapware added? Not much of a consolation given we'd have to be on the brink of WW3 for it to happen...

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Re:France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital auton... by LostMyWords on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @07:19PM (#46879484)

I'm out of the loop, how does the EU have access to Windows source code?

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Re:France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital auton... by theragra on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @05:07AM (#46883878)

I think even Russia had it at some point. Microsoft is ready to allow it, if it is needed to convince state structures using Windows.

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