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Chris Taylor - Web matters

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February 08, 2018

Chris Taylor - Web matters

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

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February 08, 2018
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  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

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  11. what about
    the web

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  13. Certification
    Member directories
    Awards
    Training
    Networking

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  15. consultative
    status

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  16. Hang on
    What did you just say?

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  18. No, not that.
    Something about
    “the fabric of our industry
    is being threatened”

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  19. Data privacy
    Encryption
    Accessibility
    Intermediary liability

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  21. The Internet

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  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

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  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/

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  24. https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/amber-is-alert

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  25. CODE RUDD

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  26. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/14/donald-trump-inauguration-protest-website-search-warrant-dreamhost

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  27. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/09/28/politics/facebook-anti-administration-activists/index.html

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  28. U.S. today
    U.K. tomorrow?

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  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

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  32. At what cost?

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  33. Who speaks for us?

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  37. We should care
    About our users
    About our jobs
    About our industry

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  38. We need to meet the
    lawmakers on their turf

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  41. 1947

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  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)

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  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)

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  46. Maybe, just maybe, we need to
    influence the laws which affect us

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  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.

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  48. consultative
    status

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  51. If you work “on the web”
    this is for you

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  52. Cost: £20 per year
    Individual membership

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  56. What do you
    need from us?

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  57. How do you get involved?
    web-matters.co.uk
    membermojo.co.uk/web-matters/joinus
    slackpass.io/webmatters
    twitter.com/_web_matters_

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