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Scary stuff
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mobile phones as electronic tags for victims of domestic abuse
Interesting release by the excellent Jennifer Perry at the Digital Safety Trust. Although the focus is on domestic abuse – an extremely important issue in its own right – it has obvious implications for other types of abusive behaviour Domestic … Continue reading
Posted in Location, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
The law needs to change
There are (at least) two aspects to everything we do when we make a phone call, send an email, post something online or visit a web site. One is what we say or the action we take. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Default settings, Internet governance, Location, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
