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HeroPress: Going back to my roots

15 March 2017 by Heather Burns

And that’s how I got here. https://heropress.com/essays/going-back-roots/

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In Scotland, we are angry. We are organising. We are professionalising.
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Policy calendar

  • 9 October: Lords Communications Committee on internet regulation
  • 9 October: Lords debate on the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
  • 10 October: Possible Commerce Committee hearing on consumer privacy
  • 26 October: Second reading, Online Forums Bill

Open consultations

UK Government

Consultation on the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
Closes: 5 September

Call for evidence on sustainable high-quality journalism in the UK
Closes: 14 September

Parliamentary Committee enquiries

  • Algorithims in decision-making
  • Fake news
  • Impact of Brexit on UK Creative industries, tourism and The Single Digital Market
  • Digital currencies
  • Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health inquiry
  • Regulation of the internet
  • An immigration system that works for science and innovation

Information Commissioner's Office

Call for views on updating the data sharing code of practice
Closes: 10 September

Call for evidence – Age Appropriate Design Code
Closes: 19 September

EC Digital Single Market

No open consultations
Past consultations

Scottish Government

Consultation on enhanced oversight of biometric data for justice and community safety purposes
Closes 1 October

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The future of the open web and open sourceThe future of the open web and open source
Drupal Europe: Developing for privacy and data protectionDrupal Europe: Developing for privacy and data protection
WordCamp Europe: Developing for privacy and data protectionWordCamp Europe: Developing for privacy and data protection
FrontEnd United: Privacy, data protection, and open source developmentFrontEnd United: Privacy, data protection, and open source development
WordCamp Belfast: GDPR and Google AnalyticsWordCamp Belfast: GDPR and Google Analytics
WordCamp London 2018: Getting your privacy notices ready for GDPRWordCamp London 2018: Getting your privacy notices ready for GDPR
PHP Yorkshire: Developing for privacy and data protectionPHP Yorkshire: Developing for privacy and data protection
WP Weekly podcast: GDPR and user privacyWP Weekly podcast: GDPR and user privacy
WordCamp Europe 2017: Making your voice heardWordCamp Europe 2017: Making your voice heard
WordCamp London 2017: Protecting the web from political uncertaintyWordCamp London 2017: Protecting the web from political uncertainty
CodeMobile 2017: Mobile development and the lawCodeMobile 2017: Mobile development and the law
WordCamp Dublin 2017: Designing for data protectionWordCamp Dublin 2017: Designing for data protection

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