Hi, I'm Heather Burns

— yes, that one.

HeroPress: Going back to my roots

15 March 2017

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Category: ex-oss

And that’s how I got here. https://heropress.com/essays/going-back-roots/

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28 Feb 26

I, Sisyphus

I spoke with New Scientist about a handful of clauses in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which is currently reaching the finish line of the Parliamentary process.

20 Feb 26

The Prince, The Paedo, The Palace, and the “Safety Tech” app

Shame must change sides. And this week, that means certain corners of the "children's online safety" crusade.

02 Feb 26

the other Turing test

Everything which was behind us is in front of us. It's up to you how you respond.

30 Jan 26

At last, a wonderful day in Parliament.

This is why end-to-end encryption matters.

26 Jan 26

Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, America

Now would be a good time to familiarise yourself with the international protocols used for the collection and categorisation of digital evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

16 Jan 26

The Darnella test of social media and smartphone regulation

Young people, using smartphones, film journalistic content in the public interest. Anti-social media and anti-smartphone regulations threaten that.

12 Jan 26

The worst fucking app idea ever

A page out of my Mphil project research. This is not a joke.

10 Jan 26

Resistance honeypots

Journos: if you are advising your readers on counter-surveillance measures but not dropping the adtech, you are not helping your readers. You are building a honeypot to trap them.

29 Dec 25

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