Big Tech’s disregard for privacy laws and individuals’ personal data has become a matter of national security. As news of willful mismanagement fill the headlines on an almost daily basis, the world is beginning to turn away from expensive and insecure spyware-riddled software imposed by the likes of Microsoft, Google, Meta, Apple, et al.

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The Sovereign Tech Fund is investing over €1 million in KDE, the open-source desktop environment project. The funding will be used to strengthen KDE's testing infrastructure, security architecture, and communication frameworks. The investment reflects growing concerns about Big Tech's handling of personal data and a push toward digital sovereignty in personal, corporate, and public sectors. KDE, a 30-year-old non-profit, provides free and open-source desktop software used by millions across Linux and other platforms.

Sovereign Tech Fund invests over €1 million in KDE software development