Good boy, zero for conduct...
Tim Berners-Lee not only made the Web happen (and gave it away for free), he has continued to defend his creation and its users from various attacks. As Techdirt has reported, he's stood up for net neutrality, condemned NSA surveillance and called for a bill of rights for online users (although he's not always on the side of the angels….) Now he's added his voice to those warning about the UK's Snooper's Charter, soon to be resurrected, as The Guardian reports...

The economic argument that online businesses need an environment in which privacy is respected, is probably one of the few that David Cameron might listen to. As Berners-Lee notes, if a tech startup can't promise potential users basic protection for their personal data, then its product is seriously hobbled before it's even launched. That means that once the Snooper's Charter is in place -- assuming there is no rebellion by freedom-loving Conservative MPs when it comes to the vote -- people will think twice about choosing the UK as the base for a new tech company. In fact, people have already started leaving because of what the Snooper's Charter will do to their businesses...

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