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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.
A woman’s place is in the House (of Commons)

Policy calendar

  • 21 May:
    Data Protection Bill continues in the Commons
  • 22 May:
    9:30 - Commons Science and Technology Commitee hearing on social media and mental health
    15:30 - Lords Communications Committee hearing on internet regulation
  • 23 May:
    10:00 - Lords EU Financial Affairs subcommittee: Data sharing after Brexit
    2:00 - DCMS Fake News enquiry: Brian Leveson
    16:10 - Commons Science and Technology Commitee hearing on social media and mental health
  • 15 June:
    Social Media Service Providers (Civil Liability and Oversight) Bill - Second reading

Open consultations

UK Government

Accessibility of public sector web sites and apps
Closes: 28 May 2018

Online platforms’ role in ensuring tax compliance by their users
Closes: 8 June 2018

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

Information Commissioner's Office

Draft regulatory action policy
Closes: 28 June 2018

DPIA guidance
Closes: 13 April 2018

EC Digital Single Market

No open consultations
Past consultations

Article 29 Working Party

Consultation on Article 49 of GDPR (third country transfers)
Closes: 26 March 2018

Consultation on the accreditation of certification bodies
Closes: 30 March 2018

Scottish Government

Consultation on electoral reform and e-voting
Closes: 29 March

Recent posts

  • Research request for developers
  • Video: Privacy by design – developing for data protection
  • Nine questions about your future, if you’re brave enough to answer them
  • WP Campus: GDPR, privacy, and WordPress
  • Pulling the plug on legal compliance plugins
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I support digital agencies and professionals by writing, researching, publishing, consulting, and speaking on laws, regulations, and political issues which affect the crafts of web design and development. Hire me to support your work:

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Recent speaking

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
J and Beyond 2016: VATMOSS and the future of web developmentJ and Beyond 2016: VATMOSS and the future of web development
Techmeetup Edinburgh 2017Techmeetup Edinburgh 2017

Upcoming talks

  • WordCamp Belfast, 25-27 May 2018
  • Frontend United, Utrecht, NL 31 May – 2 June
  • WordCamp Europe, Belgrade, 14-16 June

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