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Steve Williams

“OpenAI said experience from other jurisdictions including the EU shows that opt-out models face “significant implementation challenges,” while transparency obligations could see developers “deprioritize the market.”

They don’t want a challenge, just subservience and freedom to loot.

Starmer’s going to give them what they want. Watch.

politico.eu/article/openai-goo

#enshittification
#aisucks
#ukpolitics

POLITICO · OpenAI, Google reject UK’s AI copyright planBy Joseph Bambridge
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Wen

The Gruaniads headline writers get England (and maybe Wales) mixed up with the UK.

Under the proposals, counter-terrorism policing units would gain independence from local forces and become part of a new force covering at least England and Wales, and sitting in a newly created national centre for policing.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a

Proper coordination is essential - but should not be a trojan horse in attempts to tie Scotland closer.

The Guardian · UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism forceBy Vikram Dodd
#Confusion#Guardian#UkPolitics
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Open Rights Group

ORG's report highlighted the challenges in enforcing how UK Political Parties use our data.

We raised concerns about the privacy and security of canvassing apps used by the Parties, and raised the question of whether voters’ data is being used unlawfully.

The Data Bill risks making the situation worse by granting Ministers powers to change the rules in a way that sidesteps Parliament.

Read more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

#DataBill#DUABill#dataprotection
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Open Rights Group

Our briefing shows how Henry VIII powers in the UK Data Bill will allow Ministers to change the law without proper Parliamentary scrutiny.

This threatens electoral integrity when the Party in office could fiddle the rules over the use of voter data at a time of their choosing, giving them an advantage – for example to allow practices that the ruling Party was ready to deploy.

Find out more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

Open Rights GroupBriefing: Data Use and Access Bill Henry VIII powers threaten democracy and UK adequacyHenry VIII clauses are delegated legislative powers that allow the government to override or amend primary legislation as it was enacted by Parliament.
#DataBill#DUABill#dataprotection
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Open Rights Group

Data profiling by UK Political Parties can put your privacy at risk and threaten electoral integrity.

But data protection hands power back to voters ✊

ORG has developed a tool for you to opt-out of data processing by the Parties (UK).

Find out more ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/opt

Open Rights GroupOpt-out of political parties processing your dataPolitical parties are hungry for sensitive personal data about your views, opinions, voting preferences and ideological outlook. Parties will actively seek to obtain this information from surveys and canvassing. They will also purchase commercially available data-sets and use automatic processing to try and predict your likely voting beliefs and intentions. Some people might be happy to volunteer this information to parties, or for political parties to purchase data about them.
#DataBill#DUABill#dataprotection
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Open Rights Group

ORG's joint letter with democracy/privacy groups and academics was published this week.

We warn that Henry VIII powers in the UK Data Use and Access Bill could hand a governing Party an advantage to skew elections, by changing the rules over the use of voter data.

Find out more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele

Open Rights GroupDemocracy groups warn of threat ‘Henry VIII’ powers pose to future election integrityDemocracy organisations, privacy groups and academics have written to government ministers to warn that powers in the Data Use and Access (DUA) Bill could threaten the integrity of future elections.
#DataBill#DUABill#dataprotection
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ilias :thepiratebay:

there are plenty of things I don't agree with Paul Mason, esp. on tech policy. or current Labour gov't policies which can and should be criticised. including for not going as far at it should with dealing against inequality.

but this article from him is brilliant htsf.substack.com/p/we-demand- – and I'd prefer *that* Labour party any day over those corbynite red-brown morons with their tankism, delusions of grandeur and support of Islamists & authoritarians.

htsf.substack.comWe demand change? Labour's achieving it...A long read on the British far left's latest attack on Keir Starmer
#Leftist#Left#UKPol
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IBBoard

Trump: I am imposing tariffs to make people buy American and rebuild American industries.

Dictionary: This is protectionism.

Lammy: We're in a new era of American protectionism.

No 10 and Starmer: We're too afraid to call a spade a spade (because Brexit weakened our negotiating power)

🙄

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd02ev

David Lammy speaking into a microphone in Brussels
BBC NewsNo 10 rejects David Lammy suggestion of US protectionismThe foreign secretary says British people will be "very concerned" about the impact of Trump's tariffs.
#USTariffs#DonaldTrump#UKPolitics
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Chitchat 🎶🎻

@Sarahw

Indeed. And this lurch rightwards was predicted a long time ago by climate activists. I can't believe folk are watching what's going on in the states right now and thinking "Yes that looks good. Let's vote to have that here too"

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