SubtleBlade ⚔️Oct 15, 2023

Call to extend #Scottish #FoI laws to #PrivateFirms running PublicServices

Outgoing #InformationCommissioner says #transparency eroded by rapid rise in #outsourcing
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/15/call-to-extend-scottish-foi-laws-to-private-firms-running-public-services

Call to extend Scottish FoI laws to private firms running public services

Exclusive: Outgoing information commissioner says transparency eroded by rapid rise in outsourcing

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Oct 6, 2023

MPs and peers call for ‘immediate stop’ to #LiveFacialRecognition #surveillance

#UK #police forces and #PrivateFirms urged to drop #technology due to impact on #HumanRights
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/06/mps-and-peers-call-for-immediate-stop-to-live-facial-recognition-surveillance #DontScanMe

MPs and peers call for ‘immediate stop’ to live facial recognition surveillance

UK police forces and private firms urged to drop technology due to impact on human rights

The Guardian
Danny Vandal 🥦Nov 30, 2022
The truly shocking details of who owns Englands water companies. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2022/nov/30/englands-water-the-worlds-piggy-bank #water #englishwater #ripoffuk #privatefirms #PrivatisationFail
England’s water: the world’s piggy bank

England’s privatised water system is owned by funds, banks and billionaires across the world, as this country-by-country breakdown shows

The Guardian