<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">A friend mine told me about this the other day.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">I know it's not about Linux, but it's a topic that I've discussed with many of you at various pub gatherings because it's becoming an increasingly important topic in the world of technology. </font><font face="arial, sans-serif">Unfortunately I won't be able to make it to the talk, but I thought some of you might find it interesting! (And if one of you can make it, let me know what I missed?)</font></div>

<div><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Online Privacy vs. Digital Surveillance - </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Edinburgh event</span></div>

<div></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Summary:</font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The UK Government recently dropped plans to include a Communications </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Data Bill in their legislative programme. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Bill would have enabled mass surveillance of all our personal </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">internet and phone communications, and represented the latest round in </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">a long history of tension between state surveillance and the right to </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">individual privacy. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Can a balance be struck that protects civil liberties?</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Speakers:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Ian Murray MP (Labour, Edinburgh South)</span><br>

<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Marco Biagi MSP (SNP, Edinburgh Central)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Jim Killock (Executive Director, Open Rights Group)</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">When/Where:</span><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thursday 13th June </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">7pm</span></div>

<div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Room G.07, Edinburgh University Informatics Forum, Crichton Street, Edinburgh</span></div></div><div><br></div><div style>More Info/Contact:</div><a href="http://opentechcalendar.co.uk/index.php/event/486" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://opentechcalendar.co.uk/index.php/event/486</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<a href="http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Edinburgh/events/114958252/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Edinburgh/events/114958252/</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<a href="mailto:info@openrightsgroup.org" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">info@openrightsgroup.org</a><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>Denise </div><div><br></div><div>Denise Marshall<br clear="all">

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