Ireland is a ‘GDPR bottleneck’ that lets big tech off the hookThe architect of the EU law believes a centralised regulator with real teeth is requiredThu Sept 30 2021 - 05:00
We are still making the same mistakes when it comes to technology in educationNet Results: Emerging field of EdTech must emphasis pedagogical methods for PCsThu Sept 23 2021 - 05:00
Britain looks to weaken rules on data privacyMove could further hamper UK economy given importance of UK/EU data flowsThu Sept 16 2021 - 00:00
Wearables: The pros and cons of health trackingKarlin Lillington: Devices can be lifesavers, but may also lead to unnecessary medical visitsThu Aug 19 2021 - 04:45
Why did State put €66m into a private DNA firm instead of national genomics research?Those who invested Government funds have questions to answer after Genuity Science saleWed Aug 18 2021 - 05:05
Karlin Lillington: Technology finally gets around to doing my typingNew online tools for voice transcription rewrite the rulesThu Aug 12 2021 - 05:00
Delay, deny, deflect: the Facebook school of crisis managementA new book reveals a lot about how the social media giant operates and its bid for market dominanceSat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00
Cormac McCarthy (not) tweeting has been highlight of my summer so farKarlin Lillington: Platform’s most recent stumble has given publications a delicious silly season angleThu Aug 05 2021 - 05:00
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for DominationSheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang dig into a giant whose strategy is root of so much evilSat Jul 31 2021 - 06:00
The growing right-to-repair movement tackling throwaway tech cultureNet Results: Consumers fed up binning costly devices due to manufacturers’ restrictionsThu Jul 29 2021 - 05:30
Karlin Lillington: Pegasus Project exposes menace of surveillanceAnalysis of hacked phones by project reveals capacity to access data and spy on the ownerThu Jul 22 2021 - 05:30
Is Big Tech about to be reined in?Karlin Lillington: US protection of privacy and data more at state than federal levelThu Jul 15 2021 - 05:30
I played a computer game in the 1960s. Now we are the gameNet Results: A fun game of hangman in my youth now seems an eerie premonitionThu Jul 08 2021 - 05:30
Karlin Lillington: Is Mr Bean the lead consultant on UK’s email security policies?Net Results: Hancock’s Gmail use shocking as it exposed affairs of state to great riskThu Jul 01 2021 - 05:30
Pandemic has accelerated a working from home trend already apparentKarlin Lillington: New-found employee muscle is likely to expand beyond just WFH demandsThu Jun 24 2021 - 05:30
ECJ lays down a challenge to Ireland's Data Protection CommissionProperly functioning one-stop shop is good policy – both for Big Tech and EU citizensThu Jun 17 2021 - 05:30
EU decision on Facebook oversight a blow to Irish Data Protection CommissionerAnalysis: No multinational anywhere in the EU will be happy with the ECJ’s rulingTue Jun 15 2021 - 18:45
Cloud storage undermines ‘fail-safe’ design of the internetOutage highlights that, in the cloud, power is concentrated in a few at the top – as is riskThu Jun 10 2021 - 05:30
Karlin Lillington: Hard to see how EU-US data-exchange deal can be reliable data bridgeNet Results: US security laws lax on surveillance and data gatheringThu Jun 03 2021 - 05:30
GDPR is being used as a bureaucratic dodge to avoid public scrutinyKarlin Lillington: The data protection legislation remains groundbreaking despite issuesThu May 27 2021 - 05:30
HSE cyberattack was an accident waiting to happenRansomware attack has been increasingly likely since start of pandemicThu May 20 2021 - 06:07
Covid tracker apps show technology is not always the answerTech solutions to complex issues can be adopted too quickly on scarce evidenceThu May 13 2021 - 05:30
Texit: Why are some tech companies leaving for Texas?Whatever about ‘quality of life’, the state’s tax rates of just 1 per cent must be notable drawThu May 06 2021 - 05:30
Silicon Values: The knotty problem of ‘free speech’ in the virtual worldTo Jillian York, the central conundrum of social media is how to address hate speechSat May 01 2021 - 06:00
Where did Sinn Féin’s nuanced understanding of data protection issues go?Party’s history of being well informed over privacy issues makes database saga bafflingThu Apr 29 2021 - 05:30
Vaccine passports far more complicated than they might appearKarlin Lillington: Rights, security and formats all make documentation challengingThu Apr 22 2021 - 05:30
Amazon union battle is only the beginning of a bigger conflictKarlin Lillington: Dehumanising surveillance in tech sector is leading to group actionThu Apr 15 2021 - 05:30
Ireland will not fall over if the crutch of low corporate tax is kicked awayNet Results: Ireland’s attractiveness to US multinationals is built on far more than taxThu Apr 08 2021 - 05:30
Ann Riordan showed a woman’s place was at the topNet Results: Impact of Microsoft leader in shifting mindsets cannot be underestimatedThu Apr 01 2021 - 05:30
Struggling to get your head around NFTs? So is the rest of the worldGrowing market for NFTs are a boon for digital artists, most of whom sell work for considerably less that $69mThu Mar 25 2021 - 05:30
Video conferencing is exhausting, and that's officialKarlin Lillington: New study suggests simple ways to help you get through virtual meetingsThu Mar 18 2021 - 05:30
Fake online reviews of products a booming industryNet Results: Investigation by Which? found millions of misleading reviews on Amazon and GoogleThu Mar 11 2021 - 05:30
Technology really can be stranger than fiction at timesThe changes that replaced landlines with powerful pocket computers were neither obvious nor a foregone conclusion in the 1990sThu Mar 04 2021 - 05:30
Why do we turn a blind eye to gig economy injustices?Karlin Lillington: Having lost a protracted legal battle in the UK, Uber is now trying to lobby EUThu Feb 25 2021 - 18:06
Karlin Lillington: Why were groundless doubts on vaccine retweeted by believers in fact?Confusion arose over claim in German media the AstraZeneca vaccine had very low efficacy in people over 65Thu Jan 28 2021 - 05:00
The depressing role of technology in the Trump years must be fixedThe Biden administration must grasp the nettle of malign misuse of techThu Jan 21 2021 - 05:00
The System: how the internet works and what is wrong with itBook review: James Ball calls for urgently-needed regulatory and structural changeSat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00
Facebook’s three-cup trick with WhatsApp data moveRegulators should block integration of Facebook’s three platforms pending decision on antitrust actionThu Jan 14 2021 - 05:00
Big tech will be sweating over prospect of worker unionisationKarlin Lillington: Is an in-house union for Google the start of a wider rebalancing of power?Thu Jan 07 2021 - 05:00
No promise of a happy new year for Big Tech as EU and US lawmakers bear downGrowing antitrust and regulatory moves will change how big platforms do businessTue Jan 05 2021 - 05:50
Are we any better for a year of Zoom meetings?The pain of my Zoom learning curve still inflicts sporadic, cruel stings on othersThu Dec 24 2020 - 05:00
Twitter’s modest fine for data breach highlights watchdog’s weaknessesNet Results: EU regulators considering other mechanisms to route around Irish DPCThu Dec 17 2020 - 05:00
EU legislation is coming that could greatly improve the webThe eradication of surveillance capitalism across Europe would be a great leap forwardThu Dec 10 2020 - 05:00
Social media needs to get its act together on news and transparencyPublic frustration is growing, yet it’s still the main source of news for half of Irish people aged 18-44Thu Dec 03 2020 - 12:29
Karlin Lillington: How I managed to cut my mobile phone bill by at least halfNet Results: There is one question every consumer with a phone should ask themselvesThu Nov 26 2020 - 05:00
Concern over Graham Dwyer phone records case a crisis of State’s own makingNet Results: Government has known data retention framework is unlawful for yearsThu Nov 19 2020 - 07:55
Net Results: Dangerous call for ‘back doors’ to encryptionEU set for data access exposing everyone to pernicious risk of information breachesThu Nov 12 2020 - 05:00
California moves cruelly on gig economy workersProposition 22 hits rights, health and dignity of many of workforce’s most vulnerableThu Nov 05 2020 - 05:00
Can Big Tech’s backing install Biden in the White House?Net Results: The Democratic candidate has support of tech industry and its biggest criticsThu Oct 29 2020 - 05:00
Google's incredible power is the result of decades of regulatory failureNet Results: US lawsuit is locking the barn door long after the data-guzzling horse has boltedThu Oct 22 2020 - 05:00
