The Foreign Office’s anti-Isis video may be inept but at least it’s a start
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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?
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
There was a certain irony to the news that @CENTCOM had been hacked yesterday afternoon. While President Obama was giving…
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