Category Archives: Pornography

Public WiFi and politics

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

  It is two weeks and a day since Mr Cameron disclosed to the Daily Telegraph that he wanted to ensure, where internet access was being made available via WiFi in public spaces, the WiFi provider would take steps to … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Age verification, Consent, Default settings, Internet governance, Mobile phones, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation

Market by market

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

  There are a number of corporate standards which one would expect every reputable business to adhere to irrespective of where in the world they operate. For example I doubt a company like Microsoft is likely to announce any time … Continue reading →

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The Prime Minister, Starbucks, Edelman and two bits of good news

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

  It’s not every morning you wake up to find yourself on the front page of a major national newspaper sharing a slot with your country’s Prime Minister. That’s what’s happened to me last Wednesday. The media focus was on … Continue reading →

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Still a lot to do

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

  The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) is rightly recognised across the world as being a unique and a key player in the online child protection space. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, within sight of Washington DC it … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, Pornography, Regulation, Self-regulation

Starbucks – porn providers to the world

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

  WiFi access is available in every Starbucks coffee shop in the UK. BT is the WiFi supplier. Until recently Starbucks UK applied no restrictions to their WiFi connection. This meant the company was providing access to every kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in Default settings, Internet governance, Pornography, Regulation, Self-regulation

Big Brother in your pocket

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

  The American Association for the Advancement of Science met in Boston last week to survey and discuss, erm, the advancement of science. Lots of interesting stuff going on with the boys and girls in white coats. One particular piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Consent, Default settings, E-commerce, Internet governance, Location, Mobile phones, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation

Research Agenda – Update 1

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

  Good to know my blogs can prompt responses. I have a few suggested additions to my list of unanswered questions or topics that need further examination or thought. Fraud This is tied up with aspects of eCommerce and payments … Continue reading →

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My research agenda

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

  I expect we all have ideas buzzing around our heads about unanswered questions which, if we had the time and the money, we would like to see resolved. Below is my current list. Some are probably not research proposals … Continue reading →

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Active Choice – the sequel

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

  Today the Prime Minister published an article in the Daily Mail  giving, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say clarifying, his view on the outcome of the recent debate on online child safety in the UK. There … Continue reading →

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The devil is in the detail

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

  Last Saturday the Daily Mail carried a detailed account of the Prime Minister’s views on how online child safety in the UK should move forward. I checked and can confirm that in all of its essentials the story was … Continue reading →

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