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Launching an EU Citizens' Initiative (ECI) for Device Neutrality & Open Attestation ("My Device, My OS")
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gerardPolloRebozado chachara.club gerardPolloRebozado@chachara.club
Joined: 2026-08-19
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Hi everyone,

Between Google Play Integrity API lockdowns, Apple App Attest, and upcoming eID/age-verification mandates, alternative and privacy-focused operating systems (like GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and Linux on mobile) are being systematically locked out of banking, public portals, and everyday apps.

Rather than watching vendor lock-in get worse, I am organizing a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) working title: "My Device, My OS" to push binding EU legislation for Device Neutrality and Open Attestation.

What we aim to achieve:

  • Mandate Open Attestation Standards: Require services operating in the EU to support open, vendor-neutral hardware attestation rather than relying exclusively on proprietary gatekeeper APIs (Google/Apple).
  • Ban Device/OS Discrimination: Prevent public services, digital ID wallets, and essential commercial apps from arbitrarily blocking users solely for running independent or de-Googled operating systems.
  • Protect Hardware Sovereignty: Enshrine the legal right of consumers to install and run the operating system of their choice without losing access to the digital single market.

Join the Matrix room to discuss, collaborate on the draft, and coordinate next steps:
👉 #my-device-my-os:pollorebozado.com

Feedback, technical insights, and EU organizers are all welcome!

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Shamot jlai.lu Shamot@jlai.lu
Joined: 2024-01-13
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Thank you for the initiative. I look forward to see the concrete actions.

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usernameunnecessary lemmy.zip usernameunnecessary@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-04-04
#3 · Quote Reply

Thank you

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best_redditor leminal.space best_redditor@leminal.space
Joined: 2025-08-05
#4 · Quote Reply

can fulu join in as well i think they can help

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hatingfedizen lemmy.dbzer0.com hatingfedizen@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-03-01
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Thank you for your work, let's keep our freedom and rights!

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HerbGrower slrpnk.net HerbGrower@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2026-07-09
#6 · Quote Reply

Good luck, hope it passes

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modem_down thebrainbin.org modem_down@thebrainbin.org
Joined: 2026-07-23
#7 · Quote Reply

Where will you post updates?

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Axolotl feddit.it Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it
Joined: 2025-10-10
#8 · Quote Reply

Thank you

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Wobble lemmy.dbzer0.com Wobble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-02-11
#9 · Quote Reply

How about no hardware attestation at all?

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87Six lemmy.zip 87Six@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-19
#10 · Quote Reply

Maybe Louis Rossmann can help in some way

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cenariodantesco lemmy.world cenariodantesco@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
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thank you

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lilbchii lemmy.ml lilbchii@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-03-20
#12 · Quote Reply

Thank you

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hneerqe lemmy.world hneerqe@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-27
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How about no hardware attestation at all?

Welp they now have to protect us from all the cybercriminals in possession of citizen data after they failed to secure their systems.

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basiliscos lemmy.ml basiliscos2@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-04-14
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It can be independent only if you "own" hardware/software, i.e. you can manufacture, change etc. If there is no hardware independency -- you loose with software, then.

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