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Happy Birthday - 5 Years ViOffice!

For half a decade now, we have been supporting companies, associations, and private individuals on their journey toward a modern and secure way of working. We have reason to celebrate not only because of the valuable experience we have gained over the past few years, but also because of what lies ahead.

The US Cloud Act and European Dependency

News in Social Media

Biometrics and Surveillance: Normalisation of Extensive Surveillance

Collabora Online: The Open Source Collaboration Powerhouse!

Europe's dependence on US tech

Geopolitics and Digitization

Germany has voted - Digitalisation, Data Protection and State Surveillance

What are Search Engines?

The end of Search Engines?

The new German Security Package: Digital Surveillance and Data Protection

The Energy Usage of Artificial Intelligence

Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Engineering?

EU Chat-Control: An Update

Faster, Louder, Less Secure? Social Media and the modern News Cycle

Cyberattacks on democracy

Whistleblowing in the Digital Era: The Courage to Tell the Truth

Blurring Digital Footprints during Protests

The Downward Spiral: Understanding Enshittification in Online Platforms

Digitalisation, AI, Open Source, Data Protection & Co. - 6 Book Tips for the New Year

Commercialisation of Privacy

Smart Machines: Update of the ViOffice Cloud

Data migration and the lock-in effect

Programming Language R: Empowering Open Source Data Science & Statistics

Quantum Computing and Encryption

Digital Entrepreneurship

GDPR: A toothless tiger?

The European AI Regulation - Pros & Cons

General Data Protection Regulation - Bureaucratic Monster or Misunderstood?

ChatGPT about the influece of AI on Open Source Software

'I Love Free Software Day' - Is Free Software more important than ever before?

Data Protection, Data Security and Privacy

Welcome in 2023

Open Source Business Model

Open Science: Open Source in Science

Twitter, Facebook & Co. - Pros & Cons of Social Media

Digital office without Microsoft, Google & Co.

2 Years of ViOffice!

Social Entrepreneurship

More Security through Multi-Factor Authentication

Faster, Higher, Further, Smarter: ViOffice Cloud Update

Free software in Administrations

European Courts increasingly insist on Compliance with the GDPR

European Digital Sovereignty

EU Chat-Control & Upload-Filter

7 Reasons Why You Should Use ViOffice Core instead of Google Drive

6 Reasons why You Should Use ViOffice Sheets instead of Microsoft 365

Why you should use Open Document Formats

7 Reasons why You Should Use ViOffice Analytics instead of Google Analytics

Cyber War, Hacking & Fake News: How Secure is Germany in the Digital Age?

Face Recognition and its Impact on Privacy

February 14 - Let's celebrate 'I Love Free Software Day'

Why Free, Open Source Software is more secure than Proprietary Counterparts

Free, Open Source Software is often times labeled as %22unfit for critical infrastructure%22 by those not working in the field or by stakeholders of proprietary software companies. Contrary, Open Source advocates would reply with the exact opposite, so which one is true?

Why Digitization is essential for Associations and how ViOffice can help

ViOffice as a sustainable Open Source alternative to Google, Microsoft and others - Our Mission in 2022

Welcome in 2022

Habemus Coalition Agreement: The New German Government and Open Source

Why Privacy is an urgent Social Issue

Privacy is generally perceived as a problem on individual level, although it has an important, often neglected social component. We highlight the central issues and how they can be solved.

Guest Article: Digitization in Human Resources

Ida Manko has already gained many years of experience in the HR departments of large companies. In a guest article, she talks about her day-to-day work and describes the changes brought about by digitization and the generational transition.

Encryption of E-Mails

E-mail is one of the oldest, most widely used and widespread messaging and web protocols on the internet. But how can communication via e-mail be securely and reliably encrypted?

1 Year of ViOffice!

Exactly one year ago, on October 06, 2020, we officially presented ViOffice to the public. What started as an evening idea in a student flat-share is now a growing start-up in the Trier IT scene. We would like to share with you our experiences.

Microtargeting: Influence on democratic elections

Privacy Respecting Analytics

Blockchains, Data Protection and Open Source

State Surveillance

Green Internet

Secure Video Conferences

Sustainable Partnership: Collabora Ltd. & ViOffice

Guest Article: Taboo Word 'Home Office'

Planado - Our Contribution to the Free Software Community

Happy 'I Love Free Software Day'

Digital Self-Determination

A New Start

Platform Economy & Digital Monopolies

Free Software - What is it, why is it important?

Practical Tips for Encrypting Your Data

Data & Information Security

Corporate Social Responsibility