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Comment on the UK Government’s Snooping Bill – Open Enterprise /ht @glynmoody
I would therefore urge you to respond to this crucially important consultation that will shape the future of not just digital life, but everyday life in the UK: if the current bill is passed, it will lead to total surveillance of every aspect of everyone’s lives in the UK – a truly chilling prospect, and
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Twitter Updates for 2012-08-15
@endapeoples Only use it once the #Wickr people post the source. # @Anttix Not me in this instance. # Robots! #rdggeek http://t.co/WZGX7FHc # @loulouchad_ Yes. Please report to the Womens' Institute Hut for reprogramming. # @DrJennyWoods The verb "program" does not take an "me", VAX or now. Tell me this was Oxford Starlink? /cc @julianhuppert
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New Statesman – The problem with porn filters # What you have to do to get an incorrect censorship block removed
Short answer: You had better know somebody in Government, or else you’re stuffed. Wednesday evening we consulted the Orange site discussing Safeguard, but it is aimed at individuals so couldn’t help us. Thursday morning (9am) we called the Orange helpdesk but they were unsure where to direct our call and said they could not help because
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Snoopers’ Charter Consultation « Paul Bernal’s Blog #CCDP
The draft Communications Data Bill – the ‘Snoopers’ Charter’ – is currently up for consultation before a specially put together Joint Parliamentary Committee. The consultation period has been relatively short – it ends on 23rd August – and at a time when many people are away on holiday and while many other have been enjoying
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On Kindle and Openness… /cc @webmink @symbiat
I wrote about my iPad and Nexus 7 thoughts; Ajai responded on FB*: I find it odd you mentioning how closed iOS is and ye you carry a Kindle. The others readers offer ePub support which is obviously an open format. Anyway, I use my Nexus 7 for: reading books (take your pick: Kindle app,
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On Doc Martens: Was I alone in experiencing these problems?
At school I used to wear Dr Martens shoes which had a certain cachet amongst the other students – yet they were “orthopaedic”, and therefore probably good for me, and therefore they were one of the few things which my parents could afford / would buy but which by coincidence also aligned with a counterculture
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Twitter Updates for 2012-08-13
@mikko Do tell ! 🙂 #
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Kitty Cams UGA Home /ht @glynmoody
WELCOME! Kitty Cams research examined the nature of outdoor activities of owned cats by monitoring pets outfitted with "Kitty Cam" video cameras. Kitty Cams allow recording of a cat-eye view without disrupting behavior. We used Kitty Cams to investigate the activities of urban free-roaming cats in Athens, Georgia from Nov. 2010 -Oct. 2011, with goals
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Thought for the Day: In America a Celebrity Politician is like Schwarzenegger. In the UK it’s like Boris Johnson
Spot the difference. Spot the similarity. Scary, isn’t it? Have a nice day.
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Twitter Updates for 2012-08-12
@jilliancyork Try living in a three-party state, it makes people a bit less hair-trigger. # @Greg_Callus Do we not face the same risk, somewhat generally, from the "presumption of innocence"? /cc @davidallengreen # @Greg_Callus My sense is that this is one of those risks which it is good to have; if it becomes a problem
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Holocaust Foursquare – Tasteless Humour Alert
From IM: Michael When I was in Poland last month, Foursquare told me that “These places nearby are popular with foreign visitors”. Number one on the list was the “Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp”. This leads me to the somewhat frightening conclusion that visitors to Auschwitz feel the need to check in on Foursquare. Alec well, wouldn’t