Pragmatist

Readers will be familiar with my view that we consumers tend to be loyal to ' facilitators ' who focus on solving our problems, ...

... there are plenty of reasons for businesses and public sector bodies to process the data they hold about you, without needing your con...

Some sobering figures from the European Commission for single market fantasists enthusiasts (as if Greece wasn't sobering enough)....

Over the past few months I've noticed a range of different articles expressing privacy concerns about mobile apps , wearable devices ...

The Society for Computers and Law was recently entertained on the topic of trust in Big Data and the Cloud , by Paul Nemitz, European Com...

I'm an enthusiastic supporter of greater control over your data. But I'm really struggling with the European Court of Justice rul...

I see this blog has reached the ripe old age of six, so I felt compelled to squeeze in at least one post to celebrate.   It's fit...

Since 2009 I've hoped that the semantic web - that is my computer dealing with suppliers' computers - would replace the need for ...

At the recent London New Finance session on Big Data in Finance , Mark Hookey of Demyst.data suggested that a more accurate profile of a...

I should begin this post by explaining that I'm involved in the Interoperability aspects of the midata programme . I was invited to p...

The government's warning shot over Midata presents an interesting challenge for some of the UK's institutions . But will it make...

And that's not all... The term "e-wallet" or "digital wallet" has always caused a physical reaction. But what s...

As part of its ' midata ' initiative to empower consumers, the department of Business Innovation and Skills has been consulting ...

It's a month or so since the Cookie Law took effect and already it's an exercise in futility. I haven't clicked on a single ...

Thanks to George Orwell 's Nineteen Eighty Four , and the film adaptation , most of us over 20 have grown up with the threat of an omnis...

By the end of Phorm's " 2nd Town Hall Meeting " it became obvious that the company is still trying to launch a product with bo...

I looked at Phorm in February and again in June , but not really wearing my consumer hat. Now I have an unwelcome opportunity to do just th...

It's one thing for the UK Government to support Phorm's challenge to personal privacy at EU level while defending its position in ...

Back in February, I commented on the Open Internet Exchange initiative being planned by Phorm , whereby and major ISP partners BT, Virgin ...