Lessons to be Learnt: Effective Age Verification Techniques Online
Effective Age Verification Techniques- lessons to be learnt from the online gambling industry Programme of research conducted by Oxford Internet Institute, Victoria Nash, Rachel O’Connell, Bendert...
View ArticleWill The Respect Network Challenge Facebook and re-Shape The Future Of...
Rachel O’Connell At a launch event held in London on Tuesday June 24th, the world’s first global private network of personal and business clouds, which is called the Respect Network, outlined its...
View ArticlePrying Eyes: Inside the NSA’s War on Internet Security
By SPIEGEL Staff US and British intelligence agencies undertake every effort imaginable to crack all types of encrypted Internet communication. The cloud, it seems, is full of holes. The good news: New...
View ArticleIntroduction to the NSA’s VPN exploitation process
A report in Der Spiegel provides details of the NSA’s encryption-breaking programs which indicate that Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) offer little protection against surveillance tactics deployed by...
View ArticleIs Cameron proposing to legislate, inadvertently, for a Police State in the...
Last week British Prime Minister David Cameron prompted feverish reactions amongst privacy advocates and technologists in response to his proposals to revive legislation, previously dubbed as the...
View ArticleIt Is Time To Get Serious About Age Verification
“The recent NSPCC Childline campaign announced should serve as a wake‐up call to those who are serious about ensuring that parents can allow their children to explore the internet in safety, with...
View ArticlePrivacy Preserving Access to Age-Gated Adult Pornography
One of the longest standing online child safety issues for parents, businesses, regulators and governments relates to concerns about the ease with which children and young people can access adult...
View ArticleThe Personal Public Service Number Can Be Used To Better Protect Children Online
Robust online age verification for both children and young people wishing to access a range of products and services online, including via mobile devices, is regarded by many as essential to improving...
View ArticleWelcome to the Trust Elevate Blog
Trust Elevate is a policy, regulatory and legal consultancy for tech businesses. Trust Elevate is also developing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions to support companies in meeting their compliance...
View ArticleRegulator welcomes Government consultation to restrict children’s access to...
The Authority for Television on Demand (“ATVOD”) has been at the forefront of maximizing protection of minors from harmful media content since it was designated as the regulator of UK on-demand...
View ArticleProving Your Age Online Is About to Get A Whole Lot Simpler
Dr. Rachel O’Connell GOV.UK Verify, the central government platform for online identity assurance, is due to go live today following the completion of its service assessment. Minister Matt Hancock is...
View ArticleNew parental consent app wins BT’s Better World Innovation Challenge
Trust Elevate scoops prize for new app which boosts online safety, protects children’s data and helps businesses achieve regulatory compliance A new app which helps protect the information rights of...
View ArticleJunk food giants must stop marketing to children – or see their ads banned...
Junk food firms must stop marketing their products to children – or face a total advertising ban, health chiefs have said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said food giants are exploiting loopholes...
View ArticleMeet the Irish woman fighting to make the internet safer
Wild Geese: Rachel O’Connell has combated paedophiles and patrolled sensitive content Rachel O’Connell is a distinguished authority on electronic identification and age verification, but her career...
View ArticleSecurity by Design: Lessons from the BioStar 2 Breach
by Aebha Curtis, Policy Analyst Earlier this month, researchers working with VPNMentor identified and exposed a massive data breach in BioStar 2’s biometric security platform. This breach was...
View ArticleData Portability: Facebook and Google Team Up to Share Data
Data Portability: Facebook and Google Team Up to Share Data article by Aebha Curtis, Policy Analyst picture courtesy: Starlight In the midst of several antitrust investigations taking place in Europe...
View ArticlePartner with us to keep children safe online!
Partner with us to keep children safe online! TrustElevate is working with the Home Office to help schools and parents control and manage the unregulated access that children have to online games,...
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