Hi,
There is good news you may be interested in.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/open-document-formats-selected-to-meet-u…
"The open standards selected for sharing and viewing government documents
have been announced by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude.
[...]
The selected standards, which are compatible with commonly used document
applications, are:
* PDF/A or HTML for viewing government documents
* Open Document Format (ODF) for sharing or collaborating on
government documents"
This is one of the interest areas for FSFE. For more information on their
campaign, see:
http://documentfreedom.org/
Iain.
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Hi,
For those of you that aren't aware, there are currently some really serious
problems going on with digital rights in the UK. These are things that
directly affect you, the use of your mobile phone, the use of your Internet
connection and your ability to get insurance, loans and jobs in the future
if this goes really badly.
Please read through the forwarded email below and consider joining Open
Rights Group if you haven't done so already.
If you have any ideas for something we can do here in Aberdeen against these
moves by the government, do speak up on the mailing list. I have just
drafted a letter to the editor of the Press and Journal which I will be
posting out shortly and I am attempting to arrange a meeting with Frank
Doran MP to discuss these issues. If you'd like to come along to this
meeting too, let me know.
Iain.
----- Forwarded message from Ruth Coustick-Deal -ORG <ruth(a)openrightsgroup.org> -----
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:31:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ruth Coustick-Deal -ORG <ruth(a)openrightsgroup.org>
To: irl(a)sdf.org
Subject: The fight is on.
Dear Iain Learmonth,
We're facing some tough fights for digital freedom at ORG.
When the Data Retention “emergency” legislation was announced ORG staff
worked together as fast as possible to stop the Government's attempt to push
the ECJ's ruling and the right to privacy under the rug.
You help us fight this now by joining ORG:
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/
With 9 years of expertise on Data Retention law we were ready and able to
make a stand.
Our Campaigner and Supporter Officer emailed thousands of you to let you
know what was happening and created the action to let you contact your MP.
We wrote blog posts and tweets to spread the word around the world. Our
Policy team drafted a briefing to MPs on the issue. Our Legal Director was
able to speak about a Judicial Review of Data Retention to the press. Our
Executive Director was on the BBC and Sky debating the need for this
legislation.
Between us we made sure that #DRIP was not going to gently trickle through
Parliament.
*That's what we do.*
The rushed through Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill is a
deliberate attempt to ignore the courts, and violate human rights.
What makes it particularly galling is that all three parties have backed
this in the face of public outrage over mass surveillance. But the fact is
they are breaking the law. So if the Bill is passed, we'll be there taking
the UK Government to court. We will fight Data Retention again and again
until they get it right.
*Joining ORG means that we can challenge this politically and legally.*
These campaigns are vital to defend human rights.
Please consider choosing this moment to join ORG and become part of our
incredible community.
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/
With your support we can do more successful work like this. Joining ORG for
just £5/month supports our staff to represent you and ensures we have the
resources to enable us to be a fierce force for change.
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/
Thank you for your support.
Best wishes,
Ruth
P.S. To read more about the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill and
our past work on Data Retention we have a series of blog posts and briefings
on the issue.
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/
_______________
Ruth Coustick-Deal
Supporter Officer
Open Rights Group
Follow ORG on:
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/OpenRightsGroup
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/openrightsgroup
Google+ - https://plus.google.com/116543318055985390327
ORG relies on supporter donations to run campaigns like this. Please join us
to support ORG's work:
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join
----- End forwarded message -----
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Hi,
Please find attached the newsletter of 57North Hacklab, Aberdeen's
hackerspace, for July 2014. If you have any stories you'd like to see in the
next newsletter, please send an email to irl(a)fsfe.org with the details.
Please feel free to distribute this newsletter as you see fit.
Future issues will only be posted to the low-traffic 57north-announce list,
which you can subscribe to here:
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-announce/
Iain.
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Welcome to the monthly 57North newsletter. This is the first
issue of this newsletter and it contains news about the
space, news about projects and news about our members. It
also contains a list of upcoming events for your diary.
If you would like something included in the next issue of
the newsletter, please send an email to irl(a)fsfe.org.
[4m2.[24m [4mEvents:[24m [4mcampGND[0m
We went camping. It was rather enjoyable and we did even
manage to get some hacking done. My biggest worry was that
we weren't going to be able to get the wifi working and at
first it looked like that was going to be the case but once
we shortened the cable a bit between the house and the first
wireless access point, the PoE managed to negotiate and
hibby was already on Facebook before adventureloop thought
he had started to set it up.
irl and hibby played around with packet radio a bit, but
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unfortunately were not able to hit the International Space
Station. This was primarily due to soundmodem being awful
and we're now using direwolf instead.
nordin built a projector screen that worked brilliantly, but
unfortunately the projector seemed to draw too much power
from the generator and it couldn't keep up so we weren't
able to watch a movie.
A large amount of bacon was eaten all round and next year
I'm sure we'll be even better prepared for some outdoor
hacking (hopefully with better weather).
+o campGND Website: http://www.campgnd.com/
[4m3.[24m [4mProjects:[24m [4mRadio[0m
Those that have been in the space recently or came to
campGND will have noticed that radios have started to appear
in the space. I primarily blame hibby for this, as they are
hibby's radios.
Radios can be used to talk to other people with radios, but
the definition of the word talk here can mean multiple
things. We're quite interested in packet radio, sending data
over the airwaves.
We've already experimented with recieving ADS-B traffic from
planes to track them across the skies and we've sent APRS
packets around the world through the local IGate.
Some projects we'd like to work on include setting up a
permanent ADS-B tracker, a bi-directional IGate (the current
one is recieve only) and a radio BBS.
Speak to irl or hibby about these projects if you'd like to
get involved. You will need to be licensed to use the radios
we have in the space and the local radio club will be able
to provide you with training and organise your exam for
this.
+o Local radio club: http://aars.org.uk/
+o Radios wiki page: https://57north.co/wiki/Radio
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[4m4.[24m [4mUpcoming[24m [4mEvents[0m
Tuesday 8th July 2014
Cryptonoise @ The Illicit Still - 5pm to 7pm
Tuesday 8th July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Tuesday 15th July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Wednesday 16th July 2014
TechMeetup @ Meston Building - 6:30pm to 9pm
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Cryptonoise @ The Illicit Still - 5pm to 7pm
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Thursday 24th July 2014
AberLUG @ Ma Camerons - 7:30pm to late
Tuesday 29th July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Tuesday 1st July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Tuesday 1st July 2014
Cryptonoise @ The Illicit Still - 5pm to 7pm
You can see all the upcoming events for 57North Hacklab
at https://57north.co/calendar.
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