Archived UK surveillance bill will force tech companies to disclose new products before they launch (zdnet.com)
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Archived UK surveillance bill will force tech companies to disclose new products before they launch (zdnet.com)
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[–] theburntsausage 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
so the company in bed with the government can jump the gun and patent it or have it blocked for some retarded reason?
jesus christ no wonder companies are moving out of the west to eastern markets for manufacturing and design.
[–] Iforgotmy_other_acct 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Seriously. No wonder they're fighting so hard for intellectual property rights.
[–] DickHertz ago
You mean like China?
[–] Dingolicious 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Wow, that's going to cause a shitstorm if it goes ahead. Nobody's privacy is safe in the UK apparently.
[–] virusnetwork 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
No one talks about it in the UK. The news is silence and the majority don't care. Sad really.
[–] Dingolicious 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I live in the UK but it's the first I've heard about this lovely piece of lawmaking. I knew about the snoopers charter but not this bit! I fear you're right though, the MSM won't report on this just like they haven't reported on the TPP etc.
[–] mudcatca 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Well, that's some major bullshit.
Waitaminute... what about opensource tech? Maybe this isn't such a bad thing, if it helps encourage more mainstream folks to switch over to opensource solutions.