by Mike Brogan | May 22, 2014 | All, Opinion
The recent revelations about Ebay’s data security breaches has renewed the public focus on privacy and the web. But what do we mean by online privacy and how much do you think you’ve got? Most of us like to think that our privacy is secure. That...
by Mike Brogan | Mar 13, 2014 | All, Opinion
“The internet is at a cross-roads”. So says Tim Berners-Lee, the originator of the World Wide Web, in an interview on the BBC today. He goes on to explain that the web could take the path of more and more surveillance and monitoring, or it could take the...
by Mike Brogan | Aug 7, 2013 | All, Opinion
Given the furore in the media at the moment about abuse from social media sites, does this mean that you, as a business owner, should stop using them? My simple answer is no. Why? There are two types of users for social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. At one...
by Mike Brogan | Jun 4, 2013 | All, Opinion
Have you noticed that there is an increasing trend towards people making “talking head” videos to get their points across online as opposed to posting articles. I don’t know about you but I find these particularly irritating. I’ve got nothing...
by Mike Brogan | Mar 15, 2013 | All, Opinion
Reports today say that the UK government is still trying to introduce its controversial Communications Data Bill — also known as the “Snooper’s Charter” — “at the earliest possible opportunity”. The bill, if implemented as...
by Mike Brogan | Jan 31, 2013 | All, Opinion
I see from the news today that Ticketmaster are to replace their Captcha system with a simpler version. At last someone has seen the light! Captcha, which apparently stands for the completely incomprehensible “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell...
