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Lockdown letter: brainstorming second order COVID-19 effects

Stephen Waddington

Our local fish and chip shop reopened on Wednesday. Government The digital democracy has been a long time coming - democracy will finally digitise, both in central and local government, and citizen voting. We need local, decentralised responses to arts, culture, education and transport. I was at the front of the queue.

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Letter from Middlesbrough: 13 lessons from Mary Meeker’s 2019 report

Stephen Waddington

. #8 Splinternet: multiple internets The internet is fracturing along the lines of platforms and local regulation. The conversation about user privacy is growing louder. Platforms are attempting to get ahead of the issue by improving privacy management. Regulators are mandating policy such as GDPR in the EU.

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CAPP Publishes Recommendations for Telehealth

Scott Public Relations

Third-party vendors often cannot access a patient’s medical record, do not consult with their regular physicians, and may be unfamiliar with resources available locally to patients. Patients need to know what telehealth can and can’t do, how their privacy is protected, and when telehealth can complement or substitute for in-person care.