Are you stalking me?

Ever feel like Big Brother is watching your every move? Well he is.  Except it’s not a he, it’s an app.  And with Forrester predicting Europe’s online retail sales will hit €191bn by 2017 it is easy to see why. MappedIn describes mobile marketing, or geo-targeting, as targeting consumers with relevant products  while they are in the location.

The Rise of ‘Citizen Porn’

The 2014 Celebrity Photo Hack On August 31, 2014, almost 500 private pictures of various celebrities were posted on the imageboard 4Chan, and later shared on social media sites all over the world.  Most of the pictures were of women, and many contained nudity. The pictures are believed to have been taken by hackers from

The On-Line Working Day

Are you being annoyed by your employer sending out of hours emails?  Well, it may soon be illegal for them to do so – in Germany anyway. German employment minister Andrea Nahles is considering new “anti-stress” legislation, banning companies from contacting employees out of hours.   The move is a reaction to rising levels of workplace

Je suis Aaron Swartz

Being an avid supporter of civil rights and the freedom  of speech, I solemnly supported the online campaign following the slaughter of twelve innocent employees at the Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.  The world was in shock at this brutal assault against the press.  The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie began trending around the world in the days