First, GCHQ and communications; next, the NHS and #caredata; now, HMRC and...
I’m going to start, perhaps unwisely, with a cliché today. For all the following – GCHQ’s spying on our communications for our greater security, the pseudonymising of our doctor-patient relationship...
View ArticleDiddling the workers was never just diddling the workers, now was it?
Slavery and serfdom were little more than questions of daylight robbery. The Industrial Revolution, meanwhile, was rather more subtle. Bringing with it the sometimes dubious honour of cheaper...
View ArticleHow an ISP chooses to invade your privacy (whatever choice YOU make)
TalkTalk, my ISP, announced this the other day: If you’ve been reading the news this week you might have seen some media coverage about how TalkTalk is using its filtering system, HomeSafe, to support...
View ArticleIf Apple’s Tim Cook is right, isn’t he also suggesting we monetise privacy?
An interesting story from the Telegraph today. I’m sure Apple’s Tim Cook’s views are heartfelt, but it’s also a clever case of marketing. Or at least that’s how it strikes me – especially as it’s...
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