jim @jim@campaign.openworlds.info

We’re forced to take action because the Information Commissioner is not doing its job. Help fund our legal action for #TestandTrace privacy protections. We’ve almost reached our goal! #Covid19 https://action.openrightsgroup.org/demand-privacy-protections-uks-test-and-trace-programme

At the London Labour NPF consultation yesterday, my syndicate group expressed the view that one of things that the CV19 pandemic has taught us is what is essential work and that there's much of the economy that can't be done from home via the internet. It begs the question as to why "essential workers" are so poorly paid.

I applaud Gove for making this detailed case for reform at the Ditchley Foundation yesterday [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-privilege-of-public-service-given-as-the-ditchley-annual-lecture], much of which I agree with, and look forward to seeing other people’s comments. I must also resurrect my blog and publish this, before it’s auto-deleted :)

All this said: you cannot in any seriousness make arguments about better use of #evidence while promoting #Brexit. The post-truth nature of so much of Gove, Johnson and allies’ political activities shows that a greater focus on use of evidence in public policy (👍🏻) has sadly…

@ceritheviking

I can do without twitter today so an early lazy Sunday lockdown history tweet. One of the best bits of Wales which doesn’t get much history love is our hill forts. We have lots, and several have castles too!! However always liked crug Hywel. Hat tip to Tre'r Ceiri, need to visit

European Parliament Strongly Recommends Open Source Software

"Yesterday, in plenary, the European Parliament endorsed a number of budgetary discharge reports, which include Pirate amendments urging EU institutions to predominantly use Open Source solutions. This success happened despite the joint effort of the EPP and ECR Groups to strike out these essential parts of the reports. In practice, from now on, all IT solutions developed by and for the EU institutions will first need to be assessed against the possibility of using Open Source solutions."

Read more: https://european-pirateparty.eu/european-parliament-strongly-recommends-any-software-developed-by-and-for-the-eu-institutions-to-be-made-publicly-available-under-free-and-open-source-software-licence/

The government’s plans for contact tracing and immunity passports should respect privacy, both at a technical level and backed by legal safeguards. This is essential for trust, writes @jim
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2020/contact-tracing-can-be-done-without-mapping-the-population’s-contacts #COVID19

From UCL lecturer Michael Veale:

“You wanted open source privacy-preserving Bluetooth contact tracing code? #DP3T software development kits/calibration apps for iOS and Android, and backend server, now on GitHub. iOS/Android apps with nice interface to follow. https://github.com/DP-3T ”