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• On the post: Dangerous Ruling: EU Says Google Must Help People Disappear Stuff They Don't Like From The Internet

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 13 May, 2014 @ 09:40am

  This is what happens when you have people passing judgement on Internet related issues who have no understanding of how the Internet works.
  
  This ruling sets a very dangerous precedent that has wide ranging implications for blogs, discussion forums, social media etc.

• On the post: Police Ask Blogger To Take Down Tweets Critical Of UK Political Party

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 12 May, 2014 @ 02:33pm

  Re: Re:

  Yup, that is what I believe.

• On the post: Police Ask Blogger To Take Down Tweets Critical Of UK Political Party

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 12 May, 2014 @ 02:08pm

  Re:

  I agree. Yes, there are problems with the EU mainly around centralisation, regulation and bureaucracy; but on the whole of it the UK has gained more from EU membership than it has lost.
  
  As Loz Kaye and the UK Pirate Party say: don't shut down Europe, reboot it. You can't change it if you are not in it.

• On the post: Police Ask Blogger To Take Down Tweets Critical Of UK Political Party

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 12 May, 2014 @ 02:05pm

  What annoys me most is when ill informed people refer to UKIP as libertarian. They are not libertarian nor anywhere near and this proves it. UKIP are full of batshit crazy members like this. One of the core tenets of libertarianism is a strong belief in freedom of speech which this UKIP member has tried to undermine.

• On the post: Musicians Increasingly Realizing That Streaming Services Are Actually A Really Good Thing

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2014 @ 01:59pm

  I would like to bring to the attention of the class, the story of Zoe Keating.
  
  http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/24/zoe-keating-itunes-spotify-youtube-payouts
  
  Here is a musician who is using all of the technology available to her (as well as her considerable talent) to make a nice living from her music. Not only that but she is open about how much she makes from each service.
  
  It is always good to hear from musicians who see online services as opportunities rather than hindrances.

• On the post: With Porn Filters Going Oh So Well, UK Roars Ahead In Expanding Them To Include 'Extremist' Content

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2014 @ 12:20pm

  Re:

  A rather large American insurance company who has tech support based in the UK and who makes extensive use of VPNs will be fucked.

• On the post: With Porn Filters Going Oh So Well, UK Roars Ahead In Expanding Them To Include 'Extremist' Content

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2014 @ 12:23pm

  Internet filters
  Gagging law
  People being jailed for things they say on Twitter
  Nothing but rhetoric and hyperbole being used to justify all this
  
  I am truly ashamed to be from the UK

• On the post: 2014 Federal Spending Bill Contains Demands For Transparency On NSA Surveillance Programs

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2014 @ 04:00pm

  Re: Congress doing something good for once?

  Demands for transparency is probably just a move to stop it from passing.

• On the post: NSA Goes From Saying Bulk Metadata Collection 'Saves Lives' To 'Prevented 54 Attacks' To 'Well, It's A Nice Insurance Policy'

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2014 @ 08:41am

  Meanwhile

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-phone-record-collection-does-little-to-prevent-terrorist-attacks-group-says/2014/01/12/8aa860aa-77dd-11e3-8963-b4b654bcc9b2_story.html?hpid=z3
  
  An analysis by New America Foundation into 225 terrorist cases since 9/11 determines that surveillance had no discernible impact on preventing terror attacks.

• On the post: When You Give Doctors Incentives To Get It Right, Rather Than To 'Do Everything', People Get Better Care For Less

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 09 Jan, 2014 @ 03:51am

  You need an NHS. Pity our government are intent on selling ours off bit by bit.

• On the post: Obama Plans Cosmetic Surveillance Changes After All, Will Set Up Pretend Fight Over NSLs

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2014 @ 01:59pm

  Re: The corporate president

  Obama is the perfect example of a style over substance President. He talks a big game but cannot or will not back it up with action. Even Obamacare, which is a step in the right direction (albeit a very small one) is a watered down version of what it could have been and what Americans need. His constant pandering to corporations is not what democracy is about.

• On the post: Rep. Peter King Says NSA Should Spy On Congress, Because They Might Be Talking To Al Qaeda

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2014 @ 02:05pm

  Rep King seems like the ultimate troll.

• On the post: Obama Plans Cosmetic Surveillance Changes After All, Will Set Up Pretend Fight Over NSLs

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2014 @ 01:30pm

  A data retention law together with existing NSA surveillance could very well see the end of many American tech companies. At least companies were able to keep no logs and then, when the authorities request data, say "sorry we don't keep that data".
  
  Bring in a data retention law and that stops and privacy/security minded people go offshore.

• On the post: Techdirt 2013: The Numbers.

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2014 @ 03:55pm

  Re: Most hated please.

  Not a hard guess :-P

• On the post: Michael Hayden Calls Clemency For Snowden 'Outrageous,' Says It Sends 'Wrong Message' To Potential Whistleblowers

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 03 Jan, 2014 @ 12:53pm

  Wrong

  It sends exactly the right message to potential whistle blowers.
  
  We need more whistle blowers to make the public aware of the crimes of governments and private companies. Whistle blowers should be given all the legal protection they deserve.

• On the post: Former Pop Star Angry At Google News For Providing Relevant Search Results

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2013 @ 01:03pm

  I still feel sorry for the guy as he has faced quite a lot of vitriol on social media for this. However, I don't blame Google, I blame the people too stupid to know the difference between him and the Lost Prophets singer.
  
  The human race really is pathetic.

• On the post: UK's New Mandatory Porn Filter Already Defeated By A Single Chrome Extension

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2013 @ 05:56pm

  Re: Re:

  I was more talking about what is accomplished by parents choosing to use that category themselves. I can see it being used by religious types to force their bigotry and hatred onto their children.

• On the post: UK's New Mandatory Porn Filter Already Defeated By A Single Chrome Extension

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2013 @ 05:42pm

  The ISP's are only doing this in response to the government's "do it yourselves or we will legislate" campaign. They are doing it so they can go to government and show them evidence of what an expensive failure this blocking is.
  
  On another related note, if you read the description of the BT parental control categories, this one is particularly worrying.
  
  "Sex Education will block sites where the main purpose is to provide information on subjects such as respect for a partner, abortion, gay and lesbian lifestyle, contraceptives, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy."
  
  I fail to see what good would be served to block that kind of information.

• On the post: UK's New Mandatory Porn Filter Already Defeated By A Single Chrome Extension

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 20 Dec, 2013 @ 05:37pm

  The UK's anti-porn firewall is now mostly erected

  That made me giggle

• On the post: Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood Thinks Google Is To Blame For Infringement On The Web

  

  Zakida Paul ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2013 @ 09:58am

  Would tax payers consent to paying for a course in what the Internet is and how it works for this guy?

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