The Tekki and the Lawyer

More and more #opensource projects re-license under the #AGPL. For businesses desiring to use the respective #software it is therefore crucial to understand the implications of the license. 🔍 Understanding the AGPL: we break down the key aspects of the AGPL and shed light on its implications for businesses adopting open-source software. ✏️ Risks vs. Benefits: We look into the risks and benefits a...

Discussions about the #GDPR or the #ISO27001 or #Compliance in general tend to make for glassy eyes and tears of despair. Even more so in tech companies that often feel they should move fast and do the break-thing if necessary. Yet that thinking might come back biting as Compliance, when done right and fully understood, is not and end in itself but a means to better business. So: 📚 What does comp...

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) have an air of mystery about them. No one really seems to read them, and even fewer seem to understand them. This is fatal because the #SLA defines the "should" against which the "is" of, say, a #SaaS or #software agreement is measured. Deciphering it is therefore crucial. In this engaging discussion, the Tekkie and the Lawyer delve deep into the...

Open-Source software is a gift from heaven for programmers. Yet the gift often comes in a legal wrapping with the word “License” written on it. Some of those open-source licenses are time-based, some perpetual, some restrictive, others not. Some work well together and some are like fire and ice. To make matters worse: Sometimes there seems to be no license at all or a license previously granted fo...

Welcome to our YouTube discussion with Gregor, an experienced CTO, and Arne, a lawyer in the IT industry. This week we meditate on vulnerabilities, hacks, and exploits in everyday software found on more or less every computer. Do non-techies, "normal users", even have any chance to mitigate them? And if so, what can they do? We discuss all this using the recent WinRAR vulnerability as an...

Welcome to our YouTube discussion with Gregor, an experienced CTO, and Arne, a lawyer in the IT industry. Join us as we explore current practices and potential liabilities for IT workers. Gregor reveals pitfalls and traps that IT workers, especially programmers, can fall into that can lead to data breaches and other forms of damage. Arne, the legal expert on our couch, delves into potential liabil...

The EU-US Trans Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TAPDF) is designed to facilitate the transfer of data from the EU to the US and provide certainty for compliance and investment. But can it deliver, or will it be as short-lived as its predecessors, Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield? Gregor and Arne, the tekki and the lawyer, discuss in depth.