Should the online safety act survive?

There are new laws that have come into effect in the UK about controlling the access to certain sorts of material on the internet, specifically pornography. But it also applies to any material unsuita

Porn in the UK just entered a new era. Thanks to the large-scale Online Safety Act interventions, gone are the days of simply ticking a box to say you’re over 18. Instead, since the end of July, anyon

What are they? Google-owned YouTube has started asking users in the US to prove their age before allowing them to watch certain video content. It’s not just a basic ‘click to confirm’ pop-up, either.

Virtual private networks (VPNs) have been around since 1996, when their primary purpose was to let remote workers connect securely to corporate networks. Since then they’ve become an essential tool fo

Business is good for VPN providers – the companies that provide virtual private networks, encrypted tunnels through which internet data travels, that are used to spoof users’ locations. Previously, VP

Flicking her long auburn hair, my daughter Brianna, then 15, appeared, her manicured hand clutching her pink smartphone. ‘Here I am,’ she declared. Dressed in her favourite fluffy white coat, with per