All articles by Greg Noone
Greg Noone
Greg Noone is the editor of Tech Monitor. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian and Outside.
Nobody’s using CBDCs. India’s piloting one anyway.
The slow uptake of CBDCs in Africa and across the Caribbean does not bode well for India’s new digital currency.
Here are all the mistakes your business is making in cloud security
And why the cost of living crisis could make it harder for you to clean up your act.
Can post-quantum encryption save the internet?
Post-quantum encryption algorithms promise a future for privacy online. But there’s no guarantee that these codes will work.
The controversial rise of biometric technology among the displaced
Keeping migrants’ biometrics safe requires refugee agencies comply with strict principles around data protection. Critics fear they’re not.
Is the cyber insurance market broken?
A deluge of ransomware has seen premiums skyrocket and SMEs complain about being priced out of the cyber insurance market.
The UK has a grand plan to digitise trade. It might just work.
The government’s plans for digitising trade are intended as a salve for post-Brexit jitters. Critics say they are too ambitious.
The very online future of the charity shop
Organisations like Oxfam and the British Heart Foundation are increasingly looking to sell their secondhand wares online. But there are trade-offs.
Made in China: How the UK is decoupling from Chinese technology
The security services, parliamentarians and pressure groups are getting increasingly nervous about the role Chinese technology plays in national life.
Is client-side scanning the future of content moderation?
It has been hailed as a compromise between privacy and the need to police content. Security researchers are unconvinced.
Does online therapy work?
The past two years have seen an upsurge in popularity for online mental health services. Critics say they remain untested.