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Online Safety Bill: Will UK’s new law protect people from harm online?

17 March 2022

The latest version of UK legislation designed to protect people from "harmful content" online has passed the House of Commons, but critics warn it is likely to have unintended negative consequences

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What does Google's new cookie replacement mean for online privacy?

27 January 2022

Google has a new plan to replace cookies, the files that track us when we browse the internet, but it is controversial with advertisers and privacy campaigners

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What is Web3 and how will it change the way we use the internet?

16 December 2021

A new online buzzword has got some people excited, but will Web3 actually change the way we do things online?

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Log4j software bug is 'severe risk' to the entire internet

13 December 2021

A flaw in a commonly used piece of software has left millions of web servers vulnerable to exploitation by hackers

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