

Martin Hoskins
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@DataProtector
A retired privacy professional who prefers pragmatism to dogmatism any day.











Abuse of councillors and staff putting democracy at risk, say local government groups bbc.in/3ubVNlb


Delighted to share that I've been appointed as the new Australian Privacy Commissioner. I'll be farewelling London for a while and relocating to Sydney to take up the role in February 2024.

For instance a new lawful basis of "processing necessary for ... responding to a request made in accordance with the Agreement [with the Trump administration] for Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime"). @ICOnews silence is also unacceptable.


👑The #KingsSpeech revealed plans to add yet more spying powers to the Snoopers' Charter. "The Government says it will give them the power to veto private tech companies' privacy and security features. Such powers would be more extreme than even the world's most despotic regimes. This would be yet another Bill that would exert extraordinary control to treat private companies as extensions of the state in order to conduct mass surveillance of millions of law-abiding citizens. It would be a major blow to the population's security." - Silkie Carlo, Director, Big Brother Watch

The UK Online Safety Act 2023 is available: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/….



First memory of going to the theatre? Joseph at the Westminster Theatre. First West End Theatre? Annie at the Victoria Palace. Every child must make this memory. #TheatreForEveryChild