Seeing this being circulated by a lot of people, including journalists, who should know better. While the broader point is valid, the story is from 2023 rather than this week itv.com/news/central/2… x.com/I_amMukhtar/st…

Some supporting information from ICO - Information Commissioner's Office now the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 has received Royal Assent ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/… Would be good if DSIT had managed to organise publication of the Act itself, but hey-ho. #DUAAct #dataprotection x.com/ICOnews/status…

Billboard "editor at large" Robert Levine: The Fight Over AI Is Just Beginning, and Artists Like Elton John Are Leading the Way billboard.com/pro/ai-copyrig… #genAI #IPlaw #techpolicy 🤦

AI and copyright: a post-Data Bill UK timeline into 2026 pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analys… from Out-Law News Undertakings in the DUA Act legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/18/… Pending consultation outcome gov.uk/government/con… #DUAAct #genAI #IPlaw #techpolicy

Tech investor Matt Clifford is stepping down from his (unpaid) role as the UK Prime Minister's AI Opportunities Adviser theguardian.com/politics/2025/… AI Opportunities Action Plan, published in January gov.uk/government/pub… #AIpolicy #techpolicy #govtech x.com/matthewcliffor…

Don't worry, UK Labour is still "centre left" – Reform would have them summarily executed

Under-documented administrative geography: coroner areas in England and Wales ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transp… Office for National Statistics (ONS) doesn't hold a list of current coroner areas and local authorities covered, but thinks MoJ does. #FOI #deathstats #geospatial #opendata

The UK Government is currently trying to pass the Data Use and Access Bill, according to this LBC report from yesterday. Is it too much to expect journalists to keep up with the news? Apparently, yes.

The UK Government's 'Humphrey' AI toolkit: a choice of US models, but now with UK spelling mirror.co.uk/news/politics/… A little on the nose, but okay

Unhinged anti-trans bigotry from JKR. But with my data protection hat on: also a big nope

The UK's Labour Government has published what it hopes will pass for an Industrial Strategy gov.uk/government/col… Short section on public data (with no mention of #opendata): pp 60-63 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685854d1… "Expand the range of standardised licenses [sic] …" What, again?