If I crash my mountain bike and get hurt, the basic cause (crash) and effect (hurt) relationship is pretty obvious. But what if I told you that it was Sean’s fault that I fell off in the first place? What if I told you that my crash was a direct result of trying to beat [...]

At a recent meeting reviewing the guidelines for media reporting suicide, the challenge of new media was repeatedly raised. Early research into the effect of social media indicates that it does have some contagion (copycat) effect. Despite the growing influence of social media, many suicide prevention experts resist any relaxing of the rules that govern [...]

Twitter turns 6. Its been through a narcissistic “what I had for breakfast phase” and lost that competition to Facebook. It is now well into a “rush for followers” phase, and moving (IMHO) into a “quality connection” phase.

If you don’t secure your wireless router, and then your Internet connection is used to commit a crime – are you negligent?

Microsoft announces that they are making the PhotoDNA technology available to law enforcement at no cost. This technology will help in the fight against online child exploitation – and helps us understand how Microsoft views good corporate digital citizenship.

Lady Gaga will soon launch the Born this Way Foundation. It already has detractors, but I think these initiatives are massively important to the anti-bullying cause.

After reading a few cases from the US, I compare a US students free speech protection to NZ students Freedom of Expression.

NetSafe is offering cybersafety professionals from around the world the opportunity to work at NetSafe through a secondment programme.

The Christmas break is a chance to recharge. You always return with a sense of optimism about what the new year will bring.  Nearly a month into the new year, it seemed like an opportune time to review whether that optimism was well placed. Wikipedia was blacked out for a day as part of a widespread protest against the [...]

The Law Commission has released a review called “The News Media Meets ‘New Media’: Rights, Responsibilities and Regulation in the Digital Age“. If you are a serious blogger, or one of the many organisations dealing with the negative impacts of new technologies – you’ll want to take a look at this. The review has two parts. The [...]