#Legal

George Peretz QC

GeorgePeretzQC

Not great but certainly interesting.https://twitter.com/goodwinmj/status/1276995866453331977 One aspect struck me, hard: accountability is systematically seen as a nuisance and obstacle (side swipes at Public Accounts Committee, select comm

Beth Schwartzapfel

schwartzapfel

Recently I got an email that broke my heart. "My name is Chris. I'm 53 and have been an addict my whole life..always opiates." 3 of her 4 brothers died

Luca Belli

1lucabelli

Today, @Justechne and I discuss on the Brazilian edition of @TechReview what the recent updates in WhatsApp #Privacy policy mean.In short, it can transform #dataprotection into a luxury for 2

Andrew Watkins

and_huh_what

Local journalists, the vital work they do & the inadequate pay, credit & treatment they receive all reflect a deep structural inequality of journalism (plus research & regional "expertise" more

K. Sennholz MD

MtnMD

THREAD:A few news highlights from today: 1. Vaccine News: -Pfizer reveals that trump refused to order enough vaccine months ago and that it will delay the vaccination of most/many until

Alicia Smith

Alicia_Smith19

Quick thoughts on people worried about seemingly slow pace of vaccine distribution. Some things to remember and how we could speed it up going forward:-for one thing, the reported numbers

Markham Hislop

politicalham

1/The Allan inquiry into foreign funding of anti-Alberta energy campaigns gets a third extension. Report is now due May 31.For anyone who isn't familiar with my 2019 deep dive on

Privacy Matters

PrivacyMatters

The French DPA, the CNIL, fines AMAZON EUROPE CORE 35 million euros for placing cookies without prior consent & providing satisfactory info.I carried out research & wrote a report for

Iain Overton

iainoverton

Mercer Most FoulThread from Private Eye Defence minister Johnny Mercer becomes ever more aggressively gung-ho in pushing through his Overseas Operations Bill, which is due to have its third reading

Liliana Segura

LilianaSegura

Good morning. Despite a clemency recommendation from within DOJ, the Trump administration is on track to kill Brandon Bernard tonight. Here's my story on his case, the jurors who oppose

erin, Ph.D😷🏡

emfundertaker

Settle in for a long thread processing thoughts and feelings about the arguments made against advancing Housing Justice during Thursday's Judiciary Committee hearing: First up was @TonyVargas LB196, a second

Rim-Sarah Alouane

RimSarah

1- The French Law Strengthening Republican principles that was adopted by the National Assembly is a very regressive piece of legislation that dangerously curtails civil liberties and human rights and

Nick Timiraos

NickTimiraos

The Federal Reserve's authority to establish emergency-lending programs has emerged as a late sticking point in negotiations on the latest Covid relief packagehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-aid-talks-go-down-to-the-wire-11608306476

Mike De Souza

mikedesouza

At the time, I asked Cooper whether he knew some of the money would be used to pay for advertising during the 2005-2006 election campaign about the then-Liberal government's decision

J "yes its my real name" Quackenbush 🍞&🌹🌹

jfqbsh

"sex worker" is an inadequate term for a Marxian analysis of the sex trade. It is far too broad and lacks the granularity necessary to address the specific kinds of

Access Now

accessnow

BREAKING: Access Now, @amnesty, @pressfreedom, @internetfreedom, @ParadigmHQ, @privacyint, @RSF_en & @R3Dmx filed an amicus brief calling on the U.S. Court to hold NSO Group accountable for the @WhatsApp hack that

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