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"In his latest “drain the swamp” move that will actually flood the entire
ecosystem, Trump demanded the Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil
Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) resign immediately. This may sound like just
more petty partisan BS, but it could have huge unintended consequences,
including for Trump’s own companies.
Sometimes it helps to actually understand how government works before going in
and smashing things.
One of the long list of nutty moves by the new Trump administration last week
was to demand that the three Democratic-chosen members of the Privacy and Civil
Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) resign by the end of the day. As far as I can
tell, none of them have actually done so, but I imagine their tenure is not
likely to last much longer.
Without the PCLOB providing a veneer of oversight on US surveillance, the
entire EU-US data sharing framework could collapse, effectively banning
Facebook, Instagram, ExTwitter, YouTube, and other US-based services (including
Truth Social) from having any European users. Oops."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
