Ransomware is a type of malicious software that makes a victim’s data, system or device inaccessible. It locks the target or encrypts it (converting text into an unreadable form) until the victim pays a ransom to the attacker. Continue reading
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Remember when Twitter used to be good? I reckon it peaked somewhere around the first COVID lockdowns. In those days, there was a running gag on the site where everyone would refer to it as a “hellscape”. And it did invite some of the worst that humanity has to offer. Opinions, as the old joke goes, are like assholes: everybody has one. Continue reading
It’s nearly impossible to use the internet without being asked about cookies. A typical pop-up will offer to either “accept all” or “reject all”. Sometimes, there may be a third option, or a link to further tweak your preferences. Continue reading
2025 is set to be a busy year for providers of user-to-user (e.g. social media) and online search services in the UK. Continue reading
The Norwich Pharmacal Order (“NPO”) has, for the last five decades, been a valuable tool in the hands of a potential claimant who seeks identify anonymous wrongdoers. A third party who holds identifying information can, if they have been “mixed up” in the wrongdoing, be ordered to disclose identifying documents or information. Continue reading
The Online Safety Bill will shortly become law in the UK as soon as it receives Royal Assent. The legislation will introduce a new regulatory regime for online platforms and search engines which target the UK, imposing wide-ranging obligations on in-scope services with serious consequences for non-compliance. Continue reading
One in three children uses the internet, and one in three internet users is a child. Yet tech companies claim to be unable to determine who is a child online. This is a practical but also a political challenge – does society want to task companies with age-assessing all their users? Or is that too great a risk to the privacy and freedom of expression of both adults and children? Continue reading
First, an apology for the title. Not for the rather sententious ‘shifting paradigms’ – but for ‘platform regulation’. If ever there was a cliché that cloaks assumptions and fosters ambiguity, ‘platform regulation’ is it. Continue reading
The much-anticipated Online Safety Bill 2022 is currently making its way through Parliament. At the time of writing, the Bill is currently at the Report Stage in the House of Lords. It is not yet known when the Bill will come into force. Continue reading
The European Union filed an antitrust case against Google on June 14, 2023, charging that the company abused its power in the online advertising market to disadvantage its competition. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a similar civil antitrust suit against Google on Jan. 24, 2023. Continue reading
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