privacy

AGENDA

How was it okay for Hulu to retell Pamela Anderson’s incredibly personal story without her permission?

Pamela Anderson has already lived through the experience of having a private sex tape leaked. Why is it…

By Sarah Finnan

CULTURE

Social media has turned us into needy attention seekers

Social media was supposed to free us, connect us. But for many it has proved addictive, punishing and…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

Meghan Markle has won another battle with the tabloids

The Mail on Sunday was denied a request for an appeal in the case which The Duchess of…

By Megan Burns

WhatsApp

AGENDA

Privacy controversy: Why millions are abandoning WhatsApp messaging

The messaging service is changing its privacy policy. But red flags when it comes to its links with…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

Facebook wants to read your mind. Leaked audio discovers that it almost can

The sci-fi dream of sending commands to a computer just by thinking about it may soon become reality,…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Does facial recognition technology mark the end of privacy as we know it?

Imagine being tracked everywhere you walked over the past month without your permission or knowledge? A scary idea…

By Amanda Cassidy

Vanessa Hudgens

EDITORIAL

‘Traumatising’: Actress Vanessa Hudgens opens up about her nude photos leak

Former 'High School Musical' actress Vanessa Hudgens has opened up about the time her nude photos were leaked…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

‘Baby influencers’: are parents exploiting their children for a quick buck?

The greatest threat to children's privacy online may not come from companies or online predators. It most likely…

By Amanda Cassidy

Facebook - Off-Facebook Activity

EDITORIAL

Facebook rolls out new privacy tool to give you control over your data

Facebook has launched a new tool called 'Off-Facebook Activity' for Irish users; enabling us to control what data…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Perspective: Does the latest data hijacking mark the death of privacy?

This week, the scale of the identity hijacking by companies using data from Facebook accounts without consent was…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Why we really need to talk about Facebook

The revelation that 50 million people had their Facebook profiles harvested without consent to influence politics has raised troubling…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

I’m A Stalker And I Bet You Are Too

Stalkers aren’t just creeps who wear trench coats and spy on people from behind broadsheet newspapers. Nor are…

By Grace McGettigan