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Something could be done now?
If you click here you will see a copy of a letter I sent today to Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham CBE, the UK’s chief privacy enforcement official. In the letter I suggest the fact that the Government called a halt … Continue reading
Children’s privacy moves forward in the UK
The UK Parliament adopted the GDPR pretty much as it came out of the EU’s law-making machine. Under Article 8 we agreed 13 as the age at which a child could be considered competent to give consent to their data … Continue reading
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The dangers of digital piracy
With the school holidays upon us, here is a great report from Internet Matters on the dangers of digital piracy. This is not just about your children getting used to the idea that it is OK to rip off other … Continue reading
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The case for age verification for pornography sites
Judging by the number of emails and phone calls I am getting, around the world there is growing interest in what the UK is doing to reduce the possibility of children being exposed to pornographic web sites. We are introducing … Continue reading
Another Requiem for self-regulation
As a service to my readers below are a few choice snippets from recent media coverage on the vexed question of regulation and the internet. These have arisen in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Before getting to them … Continue reading
Begging a question
Amazing statistics emerged last week courtesy of a body called WARC which presents itself as Your global authority on advertising and media effectiveness. WARC was publicising a study carried out by Verto Analytics according to which, between them, Google and Facebook account for 25% of … Continue reading
Limiting play time
Interesting story from China. Tencent Holdings – seemingly China’s biggest gaming and social media business measured by revenues- runs a very popular multi-player game called “Honour Kings”. It is said it now has over 200 million users, mostly in China, … Continue reading
Towards a new internet strategy for the UK
On 27th February Karen Bradley MP, Secretary of State at DCMS announced the Government’s intention to develop a new internet strategy. As a member of the Executive Board of UKCCIS I was asked for my views. I reproduce them below. I … Continue reading