Having retired our monthly newsletter we're trying to do something similar on the blog proper. Here's the March edition, with swords, a Buplic Rab, and a round-up of everything we posted in the past month.
https://boakandbailey.com/2026/03/march-2026-instead-of-a-newsletter-swords/
UK MPs have passed an amendment giving the government powers to restrict access to VPNs.
Imposing digital ID checks will turn people away from using a tool that keeps them safe and secure online.
Instead it'll fuel the surveillance-based economy that causes harms.
Sign our petition to protect VPN use in the UK ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
#vpn #privacy #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
Take action! Protect VPN use in the UK VPNs help people to stay private and safe online. Young people use them to avoid harassment, or protect location data. Companies use them to make sure remote log-in to their networks are secure. Journalists, campaigners and whistle blowers use them to protect their work and themselves. But the Government wants to force people to verify their age when they buy a VPN. This will deter people from using VPNs to stay safe and secure online. Why are the government proposing restrictions to accessing VPNs?
‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn #Palantir’s role at heart of government is threat to UK’s security #digitalsovereignty
Experts say that claims UK data remains under government ownership miss the point that the company has the capability to build its own detailed picture of the British population, and even infer state secrets. Report by Charlie Young and Carole Cadwalladr
I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age‑verification bills
https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/i_traced_2_billion_in_nonprofit_grants_and_45/
Twelve years ago, to the day, I sat in this pub with a pint, and scribbled nonsense.
Some of you liked it, so twelve years on, I'm still at it.
No cake or candles this year, I'm in the cinema viewing the new releases for tomorrow.
Thank you all, you're why I do this.
The UK government is stuck treating the symptoms, not the cause of online harms.
We don’t need to ban social media or age gate the Internet.
It risks pushing children into unregulated spaces and does nothing to challenge surveillance capitalism, where Big Tech profits at our expense.
#BreakBigTech #bigtech #socialmedia #onlinesafety #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol #petition
Heads up! Banner Making for the No Palantir Demonstration will be organised at Racoon Studios in Sheffield on 9TH MARCH at 5.30pm!
Racoon Studios, 38 Haymarket, S1 2AX
Save the date and see you there! (Give this a boost and let folks know x)
Don't know what this is about? See our Linktree https://linktr.ee/NoPalantirSouthYorkshire
#Sheffield #SouthYorkshire #Palantir #NoPalantir #Medact #UK #UKPol #Campaign #NHS
Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’s lives.
Emulation is not a crime, it's civil disobedience
You've probably seen the raging debate among gaming enthusiasts: emulation – right or wrong?
#Emulation #SuperNintendo #RetroGaming #nintendo #BryantReview
You've probably seen the raging debate among gaming enthusiasts: emulation – right or wrong? With the rise of powerful gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck and readily available emulators, this debate has only been inflamed. While some argue that emulation is a legitimate way to exercise your rights as a customer,
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