Jan is co-founder of ViOffice. He is responsible for the technical implementation and maintenance of the software. His interests lie in particular in the areas of security, data protection and encryption. In addition to his studies in economics, later in applied statistics and his subsequent doctorate, he has years of experience in software development, open source and server administration.
For several years now, the consensus in IT security has been that the simple login procedure with name and password alone is neither up-to-date nor secure enough for an increasingly… Read More »More Security through Multi-Factor Authentication
It’s time for a new, major update of the ViOffice Cloud! Already a few days ago we updated our plattforms and this blogpost shall highlight the new changes, which came… Read More »Faster, Higher, Further, Smarter: ViOffice Cloud Update
Free, Open Source Software (FOSS) has been playing an increasingly important role in the economy for decades, especially in the context of companies that offer digital services. For example, the… Read More »Free software in Administrations
On 11 May this year, the European Commission published a draft law “on the protection of children”. In fact, behind this vague wording lies the plan to make internet platforms… Read More »EU Chat-Control & Upload-Filter
The last Wednesday in March was, as every year, Document Freedom Day. We would like to use this opportunity to raise awareness about open document standards and to show how… Read More »Why you should use Open Document Formats
On February 24, 2022, the day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there was a simultaneous hacker attack on a satellite that caused disruptions in thousands of wind turbines in… Read More »Cyber War, Hacking & Fake News: How Secure is Germany in the Digital Age?
“Almost everyone in the world will be identifiable” – This quote comes from an investor meeting of the US company Clearview AI, which specializes in face recognition using artificial intelligence… Read More »Face Recognition and its Impact on Privacy
Free, Open Source Software is often times labeled as “unfit for critical infrastructure” 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?
Just like last year, we would like to use this beginning of the year to introduce some major improvements in the ViOffice Cloud. Here, many smaller details have been changed,… Read More »Welcome in 2022
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.
