Surveillance and Citizenship Project
Digital Citizenship and Surveillance Society is an ESRC project based at Cardiff University. It aims to “explore the nature, opportunities and challenges of digital citizenship in light of the governmental surveillance measures revealed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden” . Topics covered include: the regulatory framework of digital surveillance in the UK, news media regulation and surveillance, […]
Are you addicted to your smartphone?
According to the latest Ofcom communications market report more people use smartphones than laptops. 33% regard it as their most used device for going online rather than a laptop. Also popular are selfies with one in ten taking at least one a week. Get the full facts from the Ofcom report which can be downloaded […]
Emoji is the fastest growing language
Emoji’s are ‘pictographs. Originally used in Japanese electronic messages, many characters have now been incorporated into Unicode and the launch of Emoj.li. an image only social network has been announced. A recent study by Professor V. Evans, from Bangor University, concluded that it is the fastest growing language in the UK with over 80% using […]
Is the Internet racist?
A trending project called worldwhite.net is seeking to expose and use crowdsourcing power to correct, examples of ‘inherent racism in Google image searches’. This follows earlier controversy regarding Google maps and a 2013 Harvard University study which concluded that if you searched for a name statistically more likely to belong to a black person you […]
Bitcoin ‘offers opportunities to charities’
According to the latest report from the Charities Aid Foundation online currencies such as Bitcoin could enable charities to cut currency transfer costs and encourage transparency. However it does identify some risks associated with value fluctuations. Use its website to find other reports on charitable giving
How do you access news?
39 out of 50 of the top US news sites now get more traffic from mobile devices than desktop computers. Explore this and other data on the media industry from the latest Pew annual report which also has a useful media indicators database.
Media in the Age of Cybersurveillance
What is the nature, extent and impact of Internet surveillance on journalism? This question is considered in a new report Watching the watchdogs just released by CIMA (Center for International Media Assistance). It forms part of a wider campaign website which also has blog posts featuring case studies about individual journalists. It was published for […]
Smart phone usage USA 2015
According to the Pew Research Center, nearly two thirds of Americans now depend on their smart phones for daily life. Download the Pew survey results for the full data. Interestingly, 7% depend on their phone for Internet access.
Does the Internet have a negative effect of Morality?
Certainly according to the latest Pew global attitudes survey from Spring 2014 which covered 32 nations. 53% of respondents from emerging and developing nations felt the Internet had a positive effect on education but at the same time 43% felt that it had a negative impact on morality . Get the full results and methodology […]
Online Privacy
Concerns about online privacy have surfaced in a number of key reports recently. Last week the Intelligence and Security Committee reviewed the extent of online surveillance by UK intelligence agencies. UNESCO recently released a draft of its Internet study on privacy, access to information, freedom of expression, and ethics. The British Library has published a […]
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