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Slightly more exciting than the headline might suggest... Richard Allan, the former LibDem MP who chaired the Power Of Information Taskforce has been hired by Facebook. The Guardian reports that he left his job as Cisco's head of European regulatory affairs 'to lead [Facebook's] efforts in lobbying EU governments.' Allan hasn't had a lot to [...] read on »

It's a relief that the Power of Information taskforce, announced by Tom Watson a couple of months back, has launched a blog. Although apparently running since April, it's only had a handful of postings... and its about page still lacks some basic information, like who exactly is in it. The initial posts include many references [...] read on »