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The world is becoming divided over attitudes to data

Excerpt from the article: We are at a crossroads for technology and politics.Ā Charlene Barshefsky, a former US trade representative writing in theĀ Financial Times, has warned of an ā€œincipient techno-nationalismā€, which she sees emerging in Europe, and worries that EU digital protectionism risks damaging ties with the US. At the same time Angela Merkel and Emmanuel […]

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Why data sovereignty will reign in a post-Schrems 2.0 open source world

Privacy activist Max Schrem’s court victory creates an ideal opportunity for open source and open data approaches, says OpenUK’s Amanda Brock Max Schrems has won his case, leading to EU-US Privacy Shield being declared as invalid by the Court of Justice of the EU. However, standard contractual clauses remain acceptable, as long as the companies

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Amanda Brock, OpenUK CEO, interviewed by RT News, on the UK track and trace app and open source

ā€œOne of the things the Germanā€™s did very right was to walk away from their initial app.ā€Ā CEO of Openuk Amanda Brock explains how we initially werenā€™t the only country to go with a centralised appā€¦but we were the only to try and stick with it!

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Amanda Brock, OpenUK CEO, interview about Open Source technology, IP protection, and the OpenUK Kids Competition collaboration with Imogen Heap on the wb40 podcast.

On this weekā€™s show we talk with OpenUK CEOĀ Amanda BrockĀ about Open Source technology, IP protection, and a fascinating education collaboration with Imogen Heap to spread the word about Open approaches.

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Linux desktop org GNOME Foundation settles lawsuit with patent troll

Shotwell case ends with Rothschild Patent Imaging backing off for good Updated The GNOME Foundation has settled a US lawsuit brought against it by Rothschild Patent Imaging, complete with an undertaking by the patent assertion entity that it will not sue GNOME for IP infringment again. In a so-called “walk away” settlement, Rothschild Patent Imaging

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Open for Good (OSS 2020)

OSS 2020 was a forum to discuss theories, practices, experiences, and tools on development and applications of OSS systems, with specific focus on two aspects:(a) the development of open source systems and the underlying technical, social, and economics issue(b) the adoption of OSS solutions and the implications of such adoption both in the public and

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