A short post on why I will not be writing a long post about Ofcom’s Online Safety Act consultation 15 December 2023 UK policy Online Safety Bill This one's different. And so am I.
Lawrence Jones proved it: in business, awards are for losers. 4 December 2023 Musings the rapist Lawrence Jones of UKFast Convicted rapist Lawrence Jones used business awards to cover up his crimes. They're proof that business awards need to end once and for all.
How to sum up 1700 pages in four words 11 November 2023 UK policy Online Safety Bill / VATMOSS On throwing compliance obligations crafted around Big Tech at small enterprises: again.
Online Safety enforcement consultation, round one, yay 9 November 2023 UK policy Online Safety Bill Why deal with one massive piece of digital regulation in one week when you can deal with two?
Are we doing this again? Yes, we’re doing this again. 8 November 2023 UK policy Investigatory Powers Act Welcome to the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill of 2023-2024. Oh joy.
The call was coming from inside the house 28 September 2023 UK policy children's privacy / Scotland / wtf In which "something bad happened in real life and that is why we need the Online Safety Bill!" rhetoric hits absolute rock bottom. Content warning
That’s no moonshot. 1 September 2023 UK policy In which a bad (very bad) analogy about tech regulation becomes a teachable moment on hard work, leadership, and integrity.
To fight bad law, talk to its targets, not about them. 22 July 2023 Policy When it comes to empathetic communications, UK digital rights organisations have a bit of a PEBCAC.
Is it me you’re looking for? 15 July 2023 Musings People are asking me to join this app or that social media thing, so here is where I am, and where I am not.
Thank you Ray 12 July 2023 Reading lists, books, and imagination Can a sci-fi story shape a child's future career? I can prove it's true in four pages.
How it started 30 June 2023 Privacy An unexpected flashback to how online privacy concerns presented themselves in the 1990s.