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

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

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On this week’s show we talk with OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock 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

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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)

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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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Covid-19 and contact tracing — an open source approach is vital

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Excerpt from the article: Matt Hancock has confirmed that a government contact tracing app will be trialled on the Isle of White from today. The app is designed to notify users that they have been in contact with actual or suspected cases of Covid-19, allowing them to follow enhanced social distancing and other appropriate actions

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