Having director of policy at Facebook leading the bill to protect civil liberties is having the fox leading the bill to protect the coop.
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Replying to @aral
I’ve written to
@OpenRightsGroup + several of the keynote speakers at Day of Action to ask that this decision is reversed. Will update.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aral
Lord Richard Allan, director of policy for Facebook, has no legitimacy to lead a session on creating a bill to protect our civil liberties.
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@williamheath I want an _independent_ voice who doesn’t work for the very company responsible for what the bill should protect us against.5 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @aral
@aral@williamheath I don’t speak for ORG but I think in this case it’s better to have key online providers in the discussion than left out.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jasonkitcat
@jasonkitcat@williamheath Remember that it is the business model of Facebook, Google, etc., that enables dragnet govt surveillance.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aral
@aral@williamheath Hmmm no. State agencies have been hacking & bugging well before Gmail came along.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jasonkitcat
@jasonkitcat@williamheath Yes. This is why I said _dragnet_ govt surveillance. Facebook/Google lower the cost of spying on everyone.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@aral@williamheath Maybe but I would say that digital tech & global internet have lowered barriers on spying more than any one firm…2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@jasonkitcat (And I’m happy to grab a coffee and talk to you about this anytime. But please watch my talk first.) :)
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