May 2015: “…we’re not going to stay in a country where we might be forced to backdoor our products (and possibly not even be allowed to tell anyone about it)”

https://ar.al/notes/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/

Nov 2022: “Internet services used every day by British consumers would be obligated to scan all public posts and private chats against government-specified criteria … If these services don’t want to do it, they could pack up and leave the UK.“

https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/cybersecurity/2022/11/online-safety-bill-make-life-harder-victims

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#OnlineSafetyBill #SmallTech #SmallWeb

Aral Balkan — So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

@aral I didn't see a followup, but it seems from the small-tech.org contact info that you moved to Ireland?
@clacke First Sweden, then here (Ireland), yes :)
@aral Oh! Cool. Were you in Malmö as you were considering in the post?