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Unacceptable.
US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret
‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn #Palantir’s role at heart of government is threat to UK’s security #digitalsovereignty
Not content with giving #Palantir access to the UK's health data and defence secrets, now they will know about people's finances as well: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/22/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data #digitalsovereignty
Scandalous data hoarding with basic control failures by #Europol - exposed by Computer Weekly. Years of illegal operations.
Given this, why should Europol, or their investigations, be trusted?
NHS Goes To War Against Open Source, writes @Edent@mastodon.social https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/nhs-goes-to-war-against-open-source/
Phorm went bust 10 years ago today, my calendar is reminding me. They wanted to scrape your web visits and inject ads into web pages at your ISP. What lovely #adtech
RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@JamesBaker/116331730134894398
The current model of bans and AV leads to escalation of controls on users and content, as each round of restrictions fails to deliver. And each set of restrictions embeds state reliance on Big Tech's power, and barriers to safe, non-commercial, community driven social media.
Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives | Reuters « more than data; any kind of software autonomy I fear
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25/ #digitalsovereignty
Ah, how will "Nigel cut my bills?" By "cutting Government quangos and making them more efficient." Like Environment Agency cuts helped water Companies to pour sewage into rivers unimpeded? Maybe the ICO could be helped to be more useless? Or the Competition Authority?
Very little / nothing on @BBCNews@flipboard.com regarding Josh Simons and his attempts to destroy the credibility of multiple journalists who were asking questions about donations at #LabourTogether via accusations they were aligned with Russian intelligence.
Which of the following is / are more useful / accessible for a downloadable report or long read document?
Feel free to give me reasons. I am especially interested if you have sight issues from the mild to more severe.
