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GL.iNet hasn't released all sources to the firmware of their Brume 3 security gateway device, because it claims that code "heavily relies on Realtek's proprietary SDK" which is "un…

You might find it better to read the case rather than a BBC News article. It contains the legal details and should help answer your questions. Be sure to click into the attachments…

The OM-3 is fine ergonomically, for me at least. The thumb pad on the back is very comfortable and balances the body very well. I held off buying one for a while because of ergonom…

All goes to the saying “this is why we can’t have nice things”.

Agreed. I was merely citing use of Cloudflare as evidentiary, not determinative. I am not so sure about the relevance of billing entity. I suspect that how Cloudflare chooses to bi…

We are essentially saying the same thing. 4chan targets UK users through advertising and equipment location. I am no fan of the OSA but this spat is also not showing 4chan or its f…

MLAT applies only to a narrow set of legal procedures, essentially around criminal activity. I’m a lawyer but this is very specialist stuff. I’m not expert enough to opine on wheth…

Relevant here is that 4Chan appears to explicitly target the UK users for commercial purposes, and potentially (via subcontract to Cloudflare) serves to UK customers from equipment…

What “well established process” would apply here ?

What is considered a “strictly necessary” use of cookies is set out in law in a quite a number of countries. My point is about UX: it could be much slicker if the browser industry …

It’s a bit of both. It’s not possible to rely on browser controls as-is, because they do not differentiate between necessary and optional cookies. Browser vendors could agree stand…

By default, it writes like a teenager. Too verbose. Tighten the drafting.

Most forms of direct marketing require unambiguous consent in the UK (likewise for data collection used for direct marketing). Culturally, many Brits are relatively suspicious of a…

It makes sense. As a mostly casual user I couldn’t justify the new model so have kept the previous version, which still works for my needs.

A lot of the bases are covered. It would need a bit more to be fully compliant. The trade-off between simplicity and comprehensiveness is hotly debated in privacy circles.

ICO has brought fines. Perhaps more significantly, privacy activists are starting to bring cases in courts. Data rights enforcement is nascent/emerging but certainly a space to wat…

The UK ICO has some guidance here: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-re...

+1 Microsoft Word is a very capable piece of software. If Microsoft's software engineers were forced to write board papers and legal contracts, it would probably be more intuitive …

I wonder if anyone who gets Flappy Dird running at work is ever really likely to be 'in a rush'?

I think the parent is making a joke about Rover cars' reputation in the 1970s. "The [1976 Rover] SD1 went head-to-head with rivals such as the Ford Granada, Citroën CX and Opel Sen…

Ha! Agree, not the first time the words "rust" and "Rover" have been used together.

Wikimedia is mostly Creative Commons licensed. Not sure that "enriching someone else's product" is entirely fair?

Bear in mind that there are multiple ways for Cloudflare to give law enforcement or intelligence agencies customer information that do not breach one of these six statements. It do…

Not an attack but certainly a person in the middle. IAAL and advise on data protection and privacy. Anecdotally I can tell you that the MitM aspect of Cloudflare and other similar …