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Policy calendar

8 January: Lords Communications Committee inquiry into internet regulation: Amazon
15 January: House of Lords: Third Reading, Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
25 January: House of Commons: Second Reading, Online Forums Bill
25 January: House of Commons: Second Reading, Social Media Service Providers (Civil Liability and Oversight) Bill 2017-19

Open consultations

UK Government

Consultation on Digital Competition
Closes: 7 December

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

Call for evidence on sustainable high-quality journalism in the UK
Closed: 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
Closed: 10 September

Call for evidence – Age Appropriate Design Code
Closed: 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

Federal Trade Commission

Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
Closes 21 December

Recent blog posts

Interview: on being a privacy advocate in OSS
How to defend the open web: a policy primer for open source projects
Lessons from the road: raising awareness of data protection and privacy in open source projects
Talking Brexit and a11y at Accessibility Scotland
Money’s short, times are hard, here’s your Brexit Christmas card

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