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Cypherpunks and Surveillance?

An interesting article to note to read re ‘Cypherpunks’ – suggested by @FuturePersp in tweets after last night’s #SMWLDN event – this paragraph caught my eye: Child pornography, terrorism, money laundering and the ‘War on Some Drugs’: these are the flagship issues which are bandied around by those making the case for the surveillance and centralisation […]

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Orwell 2.0? De Montfort proposes wi-fi surveillance

With students expected to become increasingly consumerist after the hike in tuition fees, universities may start to view campus wi-fi as a strong selling point. But plans at De Montfort University may give students pause for thought about the virtues of an ever-present internet connection: the institution is considering using its network to monitor attendance […]

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[MEDIA] Discussing Cyber-Bullying with David Peek on @UCBMedia / @UCBNewsTeam

Today, I spoke to David Peek, from UCB Radio, as we approach the end of anti-bullying week. A survey for #Antibullyingweek2020 suggests online bullying is up 25% in a year – but with more of us spending more time online, how real is this rise – and can we do anything to combat the issue? […]

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[SPEAKER] Talking about Hybrid Church, the Pandemic and Mission in a Digital Age, with @vahva, at #PremDAC20.

Today, it’s the Premier Digital Conference. Normally, I would be meeting with 5-600+ other Christians in London to talk digital and church, followed by a swish awards ceremony. As with everybody else’s events this year, the event has had to go online – which in many ways is great – because my energy is poor […]

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[SPEAKER] Being a Christian Online in a time of COVID19 (with Cancer), with @ctlaltdelchurch / @stewartcutler

I spoke to Stewart Cutler last Friday morning (yes, less than 48 hours after bombshell news, and yes, I should probably work on a more flattering angle!), for his podcast ‘What happens when you turn off church and turn it back on again? That’s the question we put to church leaders to find out what […]