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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre: Emergency Data Retention Legislation DRIP v Europe - now this could get interesting..
http://www.sroc.eu/2014/07/emergency-data-retention-legislation.html
SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre. Watching over the pipes . and other wonkish digital-policy-based musings. And @s r o c. Friday, 18 July 2014. Emergency Data Retention Legislation DRIP v Europe - now this could get interesting. Quick one (I don't have much time for blogging at the moment). Late last night I received notification from Europe's TRIS system that UK emergency data retention legislation DRIP rushed through parliament this week was notified to the Council of Europe as a technical measure. I thi...
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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre: 2015
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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre. Watching over the pipes . and other wonkish digital-policy-based musings. And @s r o c. Friday, 8 May 2015. 2 things to keep in perspective post election. The electoral system for MPs is not the biggest affront to democracy in the UK. Whilst retaining first past the post (FPTP) voting seems pretty ridiculous, we do at least get a chance to elect our MPs - which isn't true for the Lords, or the head of state. But seats in Parliament is only one route to getting an agenda no...
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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre: Digital Economy Act costs sharing, Statutory Instruments and remaining Parliamentary steps explained
http://www.sroc.eu/2012/03/digital-economy-act-costs-sharing.html
SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre. Watching over the pipes . and other wonkish digital-policy-based musings. And @s r o c. Tuesday, 6 March 2012. Digital Economy Act costs sharing, Statutory Instruments and remaining Parliamentary steps explained. Very little meaningful from a civil rights perspective came out of the most recent instalment of the Digital Economy Act judicial review saga; it still leaves the UK with largely unworkable legislation. However the ruling was interesting to ISPs as it could. EU te...
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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre: Department of Dirty: is it parody if it's actually true?
http://www.sroc.eu/2014/07/department-of-dirty-is-it-parody-if-its.html
SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre. Watching over the pipes . and other wonkish digital-policy-based musings. And @s r o c. Thursday, 24 July 2014. Department of Dirty: is it parody if it's actually true? As I reported nearly 3 years ago, a side effect of Vodafone UK's efforts to protect children from adult content was to block access. To two popular lingerie retailers Bravissimo. As the Open Rights Group reports:. A whole load of sites get blocked by mistake - from churches (they mention wine! With online r...
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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre: Vodafone customers can't buy underwear online (unless they opt-in to porn)
http://www.sroc.eu/2011/12/vodafone-customers-cant-by-underwear.html
SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre. Watching over the pipes . and other wonkish digital-policy-based musings. And @s r o c. Thursday, 1 December 2011. Vodafone customers can't buy underwear online (unless they opt-in to porn). Profits at some online retailers could be under threat because their websites are being blocked by some ISPs. Vodafone's "child protection" filter, which is switched on by default for all new customers, currently blocks lingerie websites bravissimo.com. Blocked websites could be losing...
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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre: Will we ever reach peak tolerance of crap software and unfair terms?
http://www.sroc.eu/2013/10/will-we-ever-reach-peak-tolerance-of.html
SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre. Watching over the pipes . and other wonkish digital-policy-based musings. And @s r o c. Tuesday, 1 October 2013. Will we ever reach peak tolerance of crap software and unfair terms? If you've ever bothered reading a software license of the sort that comes with everyday software you'd probably struggle to cope with the rage against unfair and restrictive practices. 3 Key licensing terms for your use of this product are:. The answer is in the question. I didn't buy anyth...
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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre: Lexit.. WTF were you thinking?
http://www.sroc.eu/2016/06/lexit-wtf-were-you-thinking.html
SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre. Watching over the pipes . and other wonkish digital-policy-based musings. And @s r o c. Monday, 20 June 2016. Lexit WTF were you thinking? As many who knows me will attest, this post comes from someone who has seriously flirted with voting Leave; and so the title of this post, the somewhat aggressive question, is aimed squarely at myself. I'm desperately keen to see EU reform, to see tighter limits on its overreach and more focus in its aims. Because in everything but the ...
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First Impressions; Lasting advice. | Loudmouthman
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First Impressions; Lasting advice. You might remember that throughout March I blogged quite a bit about the Dell Vostro v130 as part of the Dell Trade Secrets. Marketing event. Participants were invited to contribute business advice which would be turned into an eBook ( available as a PDF in this link. My advice was is on page 25 in the Advice from SMB Experts . Give them an Answer, not a solution. Answer the question they put before you with the answer to their question. 160; ( @dahowlett. Nick worked...
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SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre: Good value? Where's the data behind "the most transparent deal ever made"?
http://www.sroc.eu/2013/10/good-value-wheres-data-behind-most.html
SRoC: Slightly Right of Centre. Watching over the pipes . and other wonkish digital-policy-based musings. And @s r o c. Tuesday, 22 October 2013. Where's the data behind "the most transparent deal ever made"? Here's a thing - I'm actually quite good at modelling costs. So when the Energy Secretary yesterday announced an effective tax on electricity bills to support the building of a £16bn nuclear power station at Hinkley Point I naturally started to pick apart the details of the deal. FT subscription req...
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