Why an EU ruling about a traffic app could have…
Big tech platforms argue they simply store and display information created by others, so should not be seen as legally responsible for it.
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Digital legacy: what happens to your accounts when you die
Most online accounts are licences that end at death rather than property that passes under a will, so platform tools such as Apple's Legacy…
Amelia Hart
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What end-to-end encryption actually protects and what it does not
End-to-end encryption secures messages in transit between devices, but metadata, cloud backups and compromised handsets remain exposed…
Amelia Hart
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Why software updates break things: the hidden economics of patching
Every patch trades a known security hole for unknown regressions, and modern dependency chains mean a faulty kernel-level update can ground…
Amelia Hart
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How recommendation algorithms decide what you watch next
Streaming and video platforms rank content by predicted engagement rather than quality or stated preference, using two-stage…
Amelia Hart
The SIM swap scam: how phone numbers became keys to everything
SIM swap fraud exploits the gap between what a phone number can unlock, bank logins, email resets, one-time codes, and how casually…
Amelia Hart
How spam filters decide what you never see
Modern spam filtering is a reputation economy built on SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication plus machine-learned sender scores, and the same…
Amelia Hart
Why your broadband speed is not what the advert said
Advertised broadband speeds are peak-time medians measured at the router, so contention on shared lines, copper distance, and wi-fi physics…
Amelia Hart
How undersea cables carry the internet and why they keep getting cut
Roughly 500 submarine cables carry almost all intercontinental data, laid and mended by a few dozen specialist ships, which turns anchors…
Amelia Hart