Loz Kaye is the former leader of Pirate Party UK. He has spoken widely on mass surveillance, digital rights and intellectual property, with appearances on the BBC, CNN and Russia Today amongst others. He's based in Manchester where he is involved in community activities - in particular fighting for green space, reclaiming heritage and empty buildings and supporting the LGBT community.
Recently online gossip and food review site Manchester Confidential asked why people in the city are so angry. But if you just care to open your eyes there is plenty to object to. In telling us everything is in fact fine, Confidential fell in to one of the classic traps. They based a ‘state of
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Claims made that AI can tell your sexuality from your face have raised pressing ethical questions and significant concern in the LGBT community. Artificial Intelligence is often hitting the news these days, both as the answer to our problems and the bringer of new ones. But Stanford University research claiming that AI can find subtle
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When it comes to setting trends Manchester likes to think of itself as the great music city. But these days its food and drink that’s getting Mancunians buzzing. Those massive queues? They’re for Pollen Bakery not pop stars. It’s about the latest street-food stalls, not clubs. Tweeting a pic of your tipple, Instagramming your scran.
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There have been constant rumblings of a fundamental realignment in UK politics, particularly since Jeremy Corbyn became Labour leader and the Brexit referendum put the UK on the road to leaving the EU. The current champion of a ‘new way’ is James Chapman, formerly chief of staff to David ‘Brexit Bulldog’ Davis. This realisation seems to have come
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