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UK told its Big Tech habit is now a national security risk
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">: Open Rights Group says years of reliance on US giants have left Britain exposed</p>
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</div> <p></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/DigitalSovereignty" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/bigtech" rel="tag">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/tech" rel="tag">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/opensource" rel="tag">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" rel="tag">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" rel="tag">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/304e1957-5c09-44cf-a684-f96f74655a93/the-uk-s-love-affair-with-big-tech-is-toxic.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:30:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/304e1957-5c09-44cf-a684-f96f74655a93.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:34:01 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The UK&#x27;s love affair with Big Tech is toxic. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:41:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/openrightsgroup%40social.openrightsgroup.org" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>openrightsgroup</span></a></span> watching the top guys in Labour fawn over AI like children on Christmas morning, and look to Elon Musk for Wisdom, was disgusting</p><p>they sat there and told the public AI creators were above the law</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/normjess/statuses/116432836456903974</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/normjess/statuses/116432836456903974</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[normjess@tech.lgbt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:41:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The UK&#x27;s love affair with Big Tech is toxic. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:37:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/openrightsgroup%40social.openrightsgroup.org">@<span>openrightsgroup</span></a></span>  CORRECTION. </p><p>The UK GOVERNMENT''s love affair with Big Tech is toxic.</p><p>NOT a single contract of relevance with 'big tech' companies by government has had adequate PUBLIC consultation or oversight, and deliberately so.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/FXBOY4EVA/statuses/116432347163698038</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/FXBOY4EVA/statuses/116432347163698038</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fxboy4eva@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:37:05 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>