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The Foreign Office’s anti-Isis video may be inept but at least it’s a start

Alex Krasodomski 10 September 2015 15:34

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is taking the fight against Isis online. @UKAgainstISIL, a new Twitter account operated by the FCO, is…

The focus on terror has distorted the debate on encryption

Alex Krasodomski 17 July 2015 16:05

Surveillance has hit the headlines again. This morning, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act, or DRIPA, which passed last…

Mass surveillance is being undermined by the ‘Snowden effect’

Alex Krasodomski 2 June 2015 14:28

We are in the middle of a Crypto war again. Perhaps we have always been in the middle of a…

Keep trolling the politicians, Twitter

Alex Krasodomski 27 March 2015 15:55

A politician’s life on Twitter is rarely uneventful. I have written in defence of all the goodwill and positive communication…

The ‘Darknet’ is dangerous. It’s also deeply democratic

Alex Krasodomski 12 March 2015 14:39

The ‘Darknet’ is in the spotlight. Over the past few months, stories of paedophile rings, drug empires and terrorist organisations…

Monitoring social media is easier said than done

Alex Krasodomski 26 February 2015 17:43

The three British girls who packed their bags and took a flight to Turkey have apparently crossed the border into Syria. Their…

Twitter has become a barometer for the political issues of the day

Alex Krasodomski 25 February 2015 12:42

Twitter has never been friendly to British politicians. From MPs’ gaffes that spread across the platform like wildfire to the incessant…

A tip for MPs on Twitter: know the difference between social and broadcast media

Alex Krasodomski 10 February 2015 16:18

Entering ‘Politicians are…’ into the Google search bar brings predictable results. Well, mostly. In amongst ‘liars’, ‘scum’ and ‘all the…

The British Army is right – social media is a new battlefield

Alex Krasodomski 3 February 2015 14:41

‘News media representatives will be escorted at all times. Repeat, at all times.’ Fifteen years ago, US Central Command circulated…

Are the members of hacker group Lizard Squad cyberterrorists or cybervandals?

Alex Krasodomski 27 January 2015 11:14

Another day, another hack. This morning, Facebook and Instagram went dark. Facebook has blamed a technical glitch; ‘Lizard Squad’ celebrated another…

The real danger of #CyberJihad is that anybody can get involved

Alex Krasodomski 13 January 2015 10:17

There was a certain irony to the news that @CENTCOM had been hacked yesterday afternoon. While President Obama was giving…

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