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[Weaver]

Adrian Kennard, aka RevK, the boss of the ISP Andrews & Arnold, will be giving oral evidence to the joint parliamentary select committee on the Snoopers' Charter Bill next Wednesday.

[src: RevK's Twitter feed.]

[Weaver]

Sometimes these things are on BBC Parliament, do I have that right?

[AArdvark]

See schedule here --> http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcparliament/programmes/schedules/2015/12/09

Appears to be from 09:30 for 2 hours 'Live'.

iPlayer recordings are available after broadcast here --> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070w64/episodes/player

[Weaver]

I will be watching that then. Our cult leader, the Rev, head of the church of the ip6.arpa.

[phi2008]

I normally watch Parliament TV which will cover any broadcast sessions - http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons 

[sevenlayermuddle]

I'm famously sceptical of the media paranoia and hysteria (as I see it) that has surrounded the so-called 'snoopers charter'.  And in expressing my scepticism, I'm aware I've ruffled a few feathers, and will probably ruffle again.

Equally, I consider RevK to be a fair expert in the field, to be well-intentioned, and to argue his cause very well.

I will follow this with interest.

[Dray]

I don't think you've ruffled any feathers. You just haven't enhanced your reputation.

[sevenlayermuddle]

 

[GigabitEthernet]

Another leftie undermines our national security then...

[sevenlayermuddle]

Not sure if I'm the leftie, or RevK.   

Unlikely to be me, but worth restating my own words on RevK...

Equally, I consider RevK to be a fair expert in the field, to be well-intentioned, and to argue his cause very well.

I will follow this with interest.

Personally then, I'd not see him as a leftie either, or a rightie, or as any kind of crank at all.   I respect him.   But all opinions are valid, it's a free country - so far.

[Weaver]

I don't see how this is a left vs right issue.

The government's I'll-thought out proposals are impractical in part because they don't make sense due to ignorance about how the internet works, thinking everything is like the phone system or having naive guesswork ideas about how certain applications and services might work.

The other problem is that if driving software developers and service providers away from Britain because of nutty anti-encryption laws.

The assumption that if the government tells terrorists not to use encryption then they won't do so, well that's just xxx

I could go on and on without mentioning privacy or civil rights. I don't see how these things match traditional left vs right wing concerns.

[Dray]

Given your claim to be an app developer and given your stance on privacy, I wouldn't touch one of your apps with a barge-pole.

[sevenlayermuddle]

Given your claim to be an app developer and given your stance on privacy, I wouldn't touch one of your apps with a barge-pole.

Err, what?

[Dray]

Given your claim to be an app developer and given your stance on privacy, I wouldn't touch one of your apps with a barge-pole.

Err, what?

Which words are you struggling with?

[sevenlayermuddle]

Fortunately I am thick skinned (or just thick ) and not easily offended.

But  I do sometimes get the feeling that not all forum contributors are entirely persuaded to the concept of freedom of speech or expression?