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Richard Stallman's warning that cloud computing is a trap resurfaces

Original: Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman (2008)

Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project, warned in a 2008 Guardian interview that cloud computing was 'a trap' designed to force people into buying more expensive, locked-in services. He argued that handing data to companies like Google undermines freedom and privacy, urging users to keep control of their own computers. His remarks are being revisited and debated.

Why now: His 2008 prediction about vendor lock-in and data control resonates with current concerns over big tech cloud dependence.

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