Writing about privacy, digital rights, and NHS security. Opinions and thoughts are my own.
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This is a major development. Let me count the ways:
1. It portends a world where access to the internet requires ID of some sort.
“Porn sites will offer three or four choices of age verification system, with one being that you show up with your passport at your local corner shop or Sainsbury’s and get a card with a one-off unique identifying number” what could be simpler? metro.co.uk/2019/02/06/porn-…
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Data Protection if there’s no Brexit deal gov.uk/government/publicatio…
Are companies in other EU countries sending yours personal data?
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🔓 Just found out: over the last 8 years my iOS Safari "leaked" my Safari Favorites bookmarks to every single WiFi hotspot and ISP I was ever connected to, as well as all other machines in the same network...
Safari always refreshes the favicon of all your Favorites. – at Flatiron, Manhattan
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Our guide to developing, procuring and deploying applications ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/ncscs-…
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“So you left one little port open... what's the worst that can happen?” #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou
ncsc.gov.uk/topics/network-s…
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“Aren’t you a little short for a password?” #StarWarsDay
ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/even-j…
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Your identity belongs to you and you only. Make sure you keep it safe from #cybercriminals with these simple tips! 🔐
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PRIVACY RESULT: Court of Appeal says the UK mass surveillance regime is unlawful. Congratulations to @tom_watson, @libertyhq, @privacyint, my colleagues at @OpenRightsGroup and YOU for supporting this landmark challenge. Never forget: change is possible. wired.co.uk/article/uk-surve…
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Extremist content online is a growing problem, but the answer is not harsher sentences or promoting Mark Zuckerberg to Commissioner of the Digital Police.
action.openrightsgroup.org/c…
ALT Theresa May gestures to Mark Zuckerberg wearing a police hat and holding a truncheon - behind him his a sign saying "Behold Zuckerburg: Your New Internet Police Chief, with the F starting to fall off
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DuckDuckGo offers new privacy extension and app bit.ly/2n7Vodu
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If you are running an essential public service (#NHS) then it’s not just #GDPR -“A Summary of the EU NIS Directive" linkedin.com/pulse/summary-e…
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Updated list of >600 third party companies PayPal shares personal data with, effective as of 1 Jan 2018 (EU version): paypal.com/ie/webapps/mpp/ua…
Previous version: paypal.com/ie/webapps/mpp/ua…
E.g. @PayPal states to share user photos with Microsoft for "research and testing" purposes.
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The #UK government is to amend the #dataprotection bill to protect security researchers who work to uncover abuses of personal data: ow.ly/O4XP30hGJlA #Cybersecurity
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Nothing says "patch now" like this /s. MS on performance impact of Meltdown/Spectre patch: "With Windows 8 and Windows 7 on older silicon (2015-era PCs with Haswell or older CPU), we expect most users to notice a decrease in system performance." cloudblogs.microsoft.com/mic…
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Because .. you know, risks have never caused harm. Who defines ‘benefits’ & ‘risks’? It also misses the point and privacy and associated rights are fundamental rights for a reason. So, risks balanced against benefits against rights. teapaw.org/sburall/status/9502843…
As Hetan says, we need to focus on public benefit not risk. This article assumes it follows from the search without engaging with how it’s defined. Our work is engaging with public & stakeholders to start conversation about what constitutes benefit involve.org.uk/programmes/wh… teapaw.org/hetanshah/status/95025…
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Simon Stevens, @NHSEngland Chief Executive "A huge thank you to all of you who are working over the holiday period, putting other people first and making the difference for countless and millions of peoples lives".
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Britain may have to privatise the NHS to wipe the deficit, according to the IMF thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/…