{"id":16027,"date":"2025-10-30T14:51:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/?p=16027"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:04:28","slug":"icc-to-ditch-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=16027","title":{"rendered":"ICC to ditch Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icc-cpi.int\">International Criminal Court<\/a> (ICC\/CPI) in The Hague wants to become independent of US technology out of fear of reprisals from Donald Trump, the vindictive and bullying forty-seventh president of the United States (<em>who is on a mission to <strong>Make America Grate Again<\/strong>, or something similar. Ed.<\/em>), German news site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/news\/Internationaler-Strafgerichtshof-wirft-Microsoft-raus-10964080.html\">heise reports<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_16062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16062\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/10\/International_Criminal_Court_2018.jpg\" alt=\"The International Criminal Court in The Hague\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/10\/International_Criminal_Court_2018.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/10\/International_Criminal_Court_2018-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/10\/International_Criminal_Court_2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/23\/2025\/10\/International_Criminal_Court_2018-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Criminal Court in The Hague.<br \/>Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<br \/>\r\n\r\n<p>The institution plans to replace the Microsoft software currently used in its workplaces with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendesk.eu\/en\">OpenDesk<\/a>, an open source software suite currently being developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zendis.de\/en\">Zendis<\/a>, a company owned by the German Federal government.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The decision was taken due to the sanctions imposed by the current US Trump regime against court employees such as Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, under which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/article\/british-icc-chief-prosecutor-lost-email-bank-accounts-frozen-trump-sanctions-rpTkm_2\/\">Microsoft simply blocked Mr Khan&#8217;s access to email account<\/a>. He was therefore forced to switch to the <a href=\"https:\/\/proton.me\/mail\">Swiss email service Proton<\/a>. Back in May the ICC\/CPI stated its work had virtually been paralysed due to its heavy reliance on service providers like Microsoft.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Furthermore, it is believed the US government in Washington is considering further measures against the International Criminal Court, which could also severely restrict its ability to function.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h6>Achieving Digital Sovereignty<\/h6>\r\n\r\n<p>While the International Criminal Court only has 1,800 employees that need to be freed from dependency on US software, this can be regarded as a sign that geopolitics is increasingly concerned with technology. Business and politics recognise the dependence on US tech companies is a problem, particularly because the current US regime is using technology as a bargaining chip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The ICC\/CPI is not alone in moving away from the Beast of Redmond: for example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/en\/news\/Framework-agreement-MS-365-alternative-OpenDesk-to-conquer-the-Bundeswehr-10342383.htm\">German Army has also concluded a framework agreement with Zendis<\/a> for &#8220;<em>sovereign communication and collaboration solutions<\/em>&#8221; such as OpenDesk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Criminal Court (ICC\/CPI) in The Hague wants to become independent of US technology out of fear of reprisals from Donald Trump, the vindictive and bullying forty-seventh president of the United States (who is on a mission to Make America Grate Again, or something similar. Ed.), German news site heise reports. 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