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Paul Bernal

@paulbernal.bsky.social

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Professor of IT Law at UEA Law School. Geek. Privacy, Politics. Wolves. Irish and British.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote a thing about digital ID cards. It’s rather long…

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Digital ID cards – some of the issues…

Since Keir Starmer announced the forthcoming introduction of mandatory ‘Digital ID’, the so-called ‘Brit Card’, there has been a lot of discussion and debate – some of…

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 2h

Nah, very, very few. You clearly don’t know the kind of people who follow me.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 2h

He remains an utter lunatic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3h

Who ever thought that?????

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3h

Yup, but you quibbled over the term hacking. Any competent hacker would use the easiest method of access available.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3h

On the current trajectory, he will require six generations of white-English ancestors by the end of the year.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3h

Legally speaking it was. An offence under the Computer Misuse Act.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3h

The thought had occurred to me…. 😀

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 3h

I did say I’d seen this film before. 😀

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Strange Days at Blake Hol(e)sey High 👻 🍑 @reactionordinary.bsky.social · 5h

The RIAA was suing teenagers. We had to sit through ⬇️ this shit anytime we wanted to watch a DVD. A whole generation shamed for using Limewire and torrents. Only for these silicone valley assholes to now find copyright infringement a necessary evil they shouldn’t have to answer for

You wouldn’t steal a car

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 6h

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

We will rebuild

Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.bsky.social · 1d

Horrible, horrible images from Portland:

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 5h

No, no, this totally different. (Yes)

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 6h

I think I’ve seen this film before - and I didn’t like the ending. Or the taste.

Not Exxon's B🔥tch @notexxonsbitch.bsky.social · 6h

Bill Gates invested in Savor's lab-grown cooking fats to reinvent butter without cows to "save the world."

I am crying *and* puking.
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38-year-old's startup, backed by Bill Gates, has raised $33M to reinvent butter without cows: We want 'to save the world'

Food tech startup Savor wants to change the way people eat butter, and help save the environment in the process. It has a long way to go to reach those goals.

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 9h

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 7h

UAE has no democratically elected institutions, no free speech and an appalling human rights record.

Its economy functions on completely different metrics to the ours & ranks well below us for GDP

No serious person would ever think that we should emulate it.

But here's Tice calling us decadent

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 6h

You'd do *anything* but to admit immigration is a good thing

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 7h

I think the thing with the debate about ‘Pro-Natalism’ is that everyone kind of dances around saying explicitly is that revealed preferences show lots of people think having kids of sort of sucks for the parent but is clearly necessary for society.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 6h

Another day.

Another presidential threat to jail two of his political opponents.

What will it take for Republicans in Congress to speak out?

While we still have a democracy left.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 8h

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 6h

It’s never the degree certificate. It’s who you know and how you know them, and why you know them.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 7h

So, should I go and see the Springsteen film?

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 7h

Bugger off, you great Mango Manbaby.

Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 11h

on.ft.com/3VX93nT “US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal, incl. climate transition plans”

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 7h

I wasn’t making that argument: what I was saying was very different. What would really help (in my view) is a much wider variety of educational backgrounds for politicians… and indeed for everyone, which is where this thread started.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 7h

No, but I would hope they wouldn’t get a fast-track to the top of a political party, regardless of talent. I’m not just talking about Tories, of course: both Milibands, Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper, as well as Ed Davey and Danny Alexander are PPE grads.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 7h

I’m reasonably sure that’s more about you than the degree - just as my Cambridge maths degree wasn’t really the key to much for me. One of the problems with PPE is that as well as good people it attracts the kind of politically ambitious people who are nightmares in themselves.