Category Archives: Location

Scary stuff

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

Over 90% of households in the UK receive their domestic broadband service via one of the “Big Four” ISPs. Each supplies customers with a set of family filters to restrict access to content considered unsuitable for children. These filters are … Continue reading →

Posted in Default settings, Google, Internet governance, Location, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized

We need to keep up with the times

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

A while ago I had my DNA analysed by a well known family history company. I did it partly out of curiosity and partly because I have been doing quite a lot of research into, er, my family’s history. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, Location, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized

Article 29, WHOIS and ICANN

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

In less than ten days time, on 25th May, the GDPR becomes law in every EU jurisdiction.  Officially, the GDPR began its journey towards this state of grace in 2012,  when the European Commission published its draft proposal, although to … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet governance, Location, Privacy, Regulation

Article 29 and children

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

In the UK our Data Protection Authority (DPA) – the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – has shown a real and sustained interest in how the new data privacy regime – the GDPR -is likely to impact children.  ICO officials attended … Continue reading →

Posted in Age verification, Facebook, Google, Location, Regulation, Self-regulation

“Things” are hotting up

Posted on May 28, 2016 by

The 14th May edition of New Scientist carried an interesting article called The internet of unprotected things. It’s an interview with John Matherly, the man who invented Shodan, a highly specialised search engine. Shodan enables users to identify devices that are connected … Continue reading →

Posted in Default settings, E-commerce, Internet governance, Location, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation

We need the conversation to begin soon

Posted on April 16, 2016 by

The GDPR passed its final, formal hurdle earlier this week. It went through un-amended and will become law in mid 2018.  There were only a handful of votes against  it, one of those being registered by Anna-Maria Corazza-Bildt who said  …..we missed … Continue reading →

Posted in Age verification, Default settings, E-commerce, Internet governance, Location, Regulation, Self-regulation

A new take on privacy and consent

Posted on December 31, 2015 by

Simon Davies is one of the world’s leading authorities in the field of online privacy. He thinks we are in the middle of a huge crisis – one that should concern us all. The titles of two of his recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Consent, Default settings, E-commerce, Facebook, Google, Internet governance, Location, Pornography, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized