Chris Taylor - Web matters

Presented at Hey! #29 on 8th February, 2018.

Transcript

10. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3/approved-professional-organisations-and-learned-societies 2870 approved professional organisations and learned societies
11. what about the web
13. Certification Member directories Awards Training Networking
15. consultative status
16. Hang on What did you just say?
18. No, not that. Something about “the fabric of our industry is being threatened”
19. Data privacy Encryption Accessibility Intermediary liability
21. The Internet
22. [Amber Rudd] says the British government does not intend to ban end-to-end encryption — but would like companies to voluntarily move away from it, arguing it isn't necessary for "real people." http://uk.businessinsider.com/home-secretary-amber-rudd-real-people-dont-need-end-to-end-encryption-terrorists-2017-8
23. Its low cost, ease of use, and anonymous interface means terror groups are as likely as the average website owner to create their sites using wordpress.com - for propaganda, radicalisation or publicity. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/26/amber-rudd-social-media-firms-must-do-stop-terror/
24. https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/amber-is-alert
25. CODE RUDD
26. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/14/donald-trump-inauguration-protest-website-search-warrant-dreamhost
27. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/09/28/politics/facebook-anti-administration-activists/index.html
28. U.S. today U.K. tomorrow?
30. Edward Snowden says it’s simply "the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy." https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/23/13718768/uk-surveillance-laws-explained-investigatory-powers-bill
32. At what cost?
33. Who speaks for us?
37. We should care About our users About our jobs About our industry
38. We need to meet the lawmakers on their turf
44. They felt the need for a group voice and mutual support to tackle the difficulties this [post-war austerity] caused and, in the highly regulated environment of the time, to ensure that they could influence local and national government in the framing and enforcement of laws which affected them. http://www.upholsterers.co.uk/about-the-amusf/ (emphasis mine)
45. They felt the need for a group voice [so] they could influence local and national government in the framing and enforcement of laws which affected them. http://www.upholsterers.co.uk/about-the-amusf/ (emphasis mine)
46. Maybe, just maybe, we need to influence the laws which affect us
47. For any enterprise to succeed, it must have enthusiasm, perseverance, adaptability and vision. [...] This will always apply but particularly in this era in which Governments interfere with the activities of the ordinary citizen, possibly to a greater extent than ever before.
48. consultative status
51. If you work “on the web” this is for you
52. Cost: £20 per year Individual membership
53. We’re working towards consultative status We’re starting a conversation about ethics in the industry We’re opening regional chapters for meetups, including here in Leeds
54. We’re working towards consultative status We’re starting a conversation about ethics in the industry We’re opening regional chapters for meetups, including here in Leeds
55. We’re working towards consultative status We’re starting a conversation about ethics in the industry We’re opening regional chapters for meetups, including here in Leeds
56. What do you need from us?
57. How do you get involved? web-matters.co.uk membermojo.co.uk/web-matters/joinus slackpass.io/webmatters twitter.com/_web_matters_