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A Child-Safe Internet
In years gone by, parents would worry about letting their children play out in the street. Nowadays, it’s the potential dangers lurking...
Sep 28, 20225 min read
Are We Losing the Power to Forget?
Thanks to social media, it has never been easier to connect with people from the past. Curious about what that old classmate is up to...
Aug 11, 20225 min read
The Dark Side of Chatbots
Chatbots are proliferating rapidly thanks to advancements in AI. Most of us have come into contact with them, commonly in a customer...
Jul 5, 20225 min read
Think Before You Tweet
There’s arguably no emotion more powerful than shame. From an early age, we learn the discomfort brought on by feelings of having done...
Jun 12, 20225 min read
Would You Let Your Boss Chip You?
Would you let your boss microchip you? Not an everyday question I ask myself, I must admit. But, with technology advancing and security...
Sep 20, 20204 min read
The AI Takeover
A lot of things that come from the mouth of Elon Musk — or his Twitter account, for that matter — should be taken with a shovel-load of...
Sep 6, 20205 min read
Smart Locks: Pros & Cons
Since lockdown began, the prospect of drone delivery from Amazon has gone from a wacky pie-in-the-sky idea to a genius innovation. What...
Jun 27, 20206 min read
Big Brother is Watching You
Every year there’s at least one new drama on television that gets everyone talking — the “must-see”, water cooler, trending on Twitter...
Mar 28, 20205 min read
Personalised Advertising
Be honest with yourself; did you lightly sway your head waiting for the gorilla to thrash out that Phil Collins drum solo? Or ask your...
Mar 28, 20207 min read
Cybercrime: The Dark Side of the Internet
I recently happened upon a short video by Frank W. Abagnale on Big Think website on the subject of hackable technology. In it, Abagnale —...
Mar 28, 20205 min read
Can Computers Cut Crime?
With all the political posturing in the UK that surrounded December’s General Election, it was no surprise that cutting crime rates was a...
Feb 29, 20205 min read
Social Credit in China
If you’ve seen the Black Mirror episode “Nosedive”, then you’ll be familiar with the concept of social credit and how one’s actions can...
Jan 25, 20205 min read
GPS Tracking: Have We Gone Too Far?
As alluded to in blogs gone by I don’t have a lot of free time, so when I finally do dedicate an hour or so to watching a film or TV...
Jan 11, 20205 min read
The Internet of Things
Some techy terminology is inherently intriguing. The World Wide Web, for instance. Or quantum computing, blockchain, artificial...
Aug 10, 20194 min read
CAPTCHA My Imagination
If you’ve never completed a CAPTCHA before, chances are this is the first time you’ve ever logged on to the World Wide Web. In which...
Jul 20, 20194 min read
Ring My Bell
Surely it’s only a matter of time before “knock, knock” jokes become a thing of the past? Video doorbells such as Ring and Nest Hello are...
Jun 14, 20194 min read
Fast Track to the Future
I’m someone who travels frequently for work. From adventures across the Atlantic to long-haul flights to China and beyond, it can feel...
Jun 8, 20195 min read
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