Articles

Articles published by Horizon

The articles listed below have been written for the public audience. Academic publications can be found on the Research Councils UK Gateway to Research website.

If you like it…. then should you put a smart ring on it? – Horia Maior, The Conversation, March 2024

Tech companies must start taking privacy seriously – or risk a techlash – Derek McAuley, November 2019

Safe space – Elvira Perez Vallejos, Vision Magazine, 29 October 2019

Can we trust what we see online? – Elvira Perez Vallejos, Futurum, August 2019

Leading the way for the NHS – James Pinchin, Vision Magazine, October 2018

Logan Paul’s dead body video reinforces call for better child protection online – Elvira Perez Vallejos, The Conversation, 8th January 2018

Uber can’t be ethical – its business model won’t allow it – Murray Goulden, The Conversation, 4th October 2017

Machine gaydar: AI is reinforcing sterotypes that liberal societies are trying to get rid of – Ansgar Koene, The Conversation, 13 September 2017

Your smart home is trying to reprogram you – Murray Goulden, The Conversation, 31 May 2017

We asked young people what they want from the internet of the future – here’s what they said – Elvira Perez Vallejos & Ansgar Koene, The Conversation, 23 March 2017 & The Independent, 1 April 2017

Could your kettle bring down the internet? – Ansgar Koene & Derek McAuley, The Conversation, 25 October 2016

Facebook’s algorithms give it more editorial responsibility – not less – Ansgar Koene, The Conversation, 14 September 2016

University of Nottingham professor says Pokémon Go could be the beginning for mixed-reality games | Nottingham Post

With the Peeple app you will be judged by the crown – whether you like it or not – Ansgar Koene, The Conversation, 2 October 2015

Don’t expect straight answers on data sharing from the firms that profit from it – Anya Skatova, The Conversation, 13 August 2015

Never Read the terms and conditions? Here’s an idea that might protect your online privacy – Ansgar Koene, The Conversation, 15 July 2015

Most of us don’t read the social media small print – and it’s a data goldmine for third parties – Ansgar Koene, The Conversation, 15 June 2015

What use would a digital bill of rights be? – Ansgar Koene, The Conversation, 21 April 2015

Donate your data – how your digital footprint can be used for the public good – Anya Skatova & James Goulding, The Conversation, 12 January 2015

Obsessive ‘sharenting’ could be more than digital narcissim – Sarah Martindale, The Conversation, 22 August 2014

Don’t ask Google for privacy but steer clear of stalking bins – James Goulding, The Conversation, 16 August 2014

The future is in high-tech work, not high-speed trains – Murray Goulden & Robert Dingwall, The Conversation, 11 September 2013

Going live to going online, television is not what we knew – Sarah Martindale, The Conversation, 21 August 2013

Small business could save reputation of digital services – Derek McAuley, The Conversation, 21 June 2013