Category: Politics

  • Hacking Hacks

    The News of the World phone hacking scandal has provided no end of entertainment and office chat over the past week. I must admit to getting swept along with the mob spirit and sending a few polite emails to various companies, expressing my wish that they cease advertising with the paper due to its nefarious […]

  • The Empire Writes Back

    Yes, the government responded (a few days ago now actually, but I only just got around to posting this). I won’t copy their email here, because publishing communications from the Information Commissioner’s Office without their permission probably isn’t the smartest thing to do, but the gist of their message was an entirely friendly admission that yes, they […]

  • Wherein I unwisely take on the government

    The following is an email I just sent to the Information Commissioner’s Office internal compliance department regarding the failure of their website to comply with the new regulations on cookies that are coming into force in Europe: Hi, I am a professional working in the field of web development. As such, I have been looking […]