Data poverty: what you need to know

If the most prized commodity in the 20th century was oil, in the 21st it is data. It is both our humdrum reality and our anxious obsession. It tracks everything from which online advertisements we are

When the bin lorry comes trundling down the road, few people would expect it to be doing anything more than collecting the rubbish. However, it might well be helping to identify one of the many holes

Q I’d like to help my teenager learn about money. Do you have any tips on where to start? A The good news is there’s loads of help online. For example, HSBC has resources aimed at ages from young chil

Matt Elton How do the kinds of records created now and in the recent past differ from those left in previous centuries? Jane Winters Records and sources now come in a whole range of formats. In some c

The internet is very much a part of modern life – from staying in touch with family and friends to checking your bank balance and paying for parking, it’s difficult to imagine life without it. Even th

I’ve never had as much engagement with my social media posts as I did when the Data Use and Access Act 2025 (DUA Act) received Royal Assent on 19 June. After waiting since Brexit and the government’s