Service as a Software Substitute (SaaSS): Another Threat to Your Computing Freedom
2025-02-06
This article explores the concept of "Service as a Software Substitute (SaaSS)", which refers to using someone else's service as a replacement for running your own program. Richard Stallman argues that SaaSS deprives users of control over their computing because the process is handed over to servers controlled by others. This is similar to proprietary software, both presenting security risks such as data leaks and backdoors. The author calls for users to reject SaaSS and choose to use free software and programs running on computers they control to maintain their computing freedom.
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