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The civil servant who'd been proofreading the same document for so long that the letters became hieroglyphs

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This the same Salesforce that owns Slack, which was down for so long yesterday and, last time I checked, is still having trouble with normal API operations? Just wondering. No reason.

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Why must this process of correcting things be exactly as when I code and otherwise use computers - everything backed up once or twice at all times, increasing the spent time by 1 or 2 times no matter what. A waste! Please stop programming poor systems, else the law will catch up to you..

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Now on jobs.ac.uk: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA933/l...

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And safety does not exist without security. The whole notion is trying to simplify the regulation and creation of complex systems (software, hardware, organisational etc.) - something which nothing and no one can do in a simple manner or by themselves. Reinventing the wheel and so on..

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Good to see negotiations on Gib are back on again. The shape is broadly known: Gib will come under European law for several areas, including being a Spanish port of entry for Schengen. Checks on entry will be done in accordance with the Schengen acquis. A 🧵 h/t @markpurch.bsky.social

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The UK = the Shit State

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Needed rapidly: #iOS / #iCloud integration / #interoperability with third-party end-to-end encrypted cloud services. Bonus: EU to impose this via #DMA for European users’ benefit #E2EE https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo

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Let me get this right: Paying for science and to alleviate human suffering is a "waste" but using government resources to enforce private economic rights is a-okay?

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The test of basic legal literacy in the UK is whether you think UK judges use gavels. Not a single person involved in the production and publication of this cartoon would pass that test.

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I've been thinking a lot about this piece the last few days, particularly with regards to how Journalism as an industry is running headlong into AI...

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Meanwhile, join me at Sciences Po in Paris! Assistant Professor position for a social scientist who focuses on digital inequalities (French not required to apply) www.sciencespo.fr/cris/en/news...

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In my MSc dissertation on climate finance, I show that very high-level financial actors consider the integration of climate data to be a necessary condition for informed decision-making. This means that JP Morgan and other banks are, in effect, making the informed decision to short the Earth.

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Re universities' AI policies and student work: allowing essays to be "structured" with Chat GPT help and also writing "edits" is abdicating the very value of university-level education itself. these two elements are the hardest parts honing critical thinking and the difficult work of writing

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on the UCL IT & IP job, since I was specifically asked — even though we have particular ideal areas, this isn’t some stitch up hire for someone who has been tapped and this crafted around emphasis on the IP and IT though, the ideal candidate does speak to both.

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European Commission is killing #ePrivacy Regulation. My comments for @techcrunch.com. This is really bad, but ending this trainwreck is a good move. It got stuck and there was no interest in European Union to improve user privacy. techcrunch.com/2025/02/12/e...

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Commission plans to withdraw AI Liability Directive draw mixed reactions

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Statement 1/2025 on Age Assurance In a statement on age assurance, the EDPB lists ten principles for the compliant processing of personal data when determining the age or age range of an individual.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Indeed. It is tiring to listen to additionally when viewed from security/safety engineering.

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www.euronews.com/next/2025/02... Agreed, withdrawing this Directive is poor form for the Commission.

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TFW I cite myself in an academic article I am writing. ✍️

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We’re In for a Rude Awakening on Cybersecurity www.city-journal.org/article/were...

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how much lighter touch can you get than applying standards to high risk systems without any need for anyone to check your working, followed by a prohibition on member states from further regulating the placing on the market or use of AI in any way?

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BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy. Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐 www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

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Now hiring in law & tech @ucllaws.bsky.social! Lecturer/Assoc Prof in IP & IT law: intersection of platform reg, emerging tech, copyright/designs. Join me @bernardkeenan.bsky.social Orla Lynskey @alinatrapova.bsky.social Ilanah Fhima, Matt Fisher, Robin Jacob & friends www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

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I hope one thing digital government practitioners are taking away from attempting to divine what is happening in the US: it should be a mater of public record how digital public services and infrastructure work, when they change and what data they use. No more excuses.

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SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

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