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Digital illustration of a glowing neuron connected to a blue computer circuit board, representing the convergence of biological and silicon computing.

The New Frontier of Biocomputing: Power, Ethics and the Perils of Living Machines

Biocomputing is moving from sci-fi to server racks. Using living neurons as processors promises huge energy savings… but raises hard questions about consent, sentience risk, decommissioning and biosecurity. As a cybersecurity professional, I explore how “living machines” demand new ethics, governance and infection-control standards before they ever scale.

Flat design illustration of a child at a computer surrounded by biometric ID images, a large red warning icon, and shadowy hacker figures, symbolising the privacy risks of the UK Online Safety Act.

How Protecting Children Online Created a Privacy Nightmare for Everyone

The UK's Online Safety Act forces millions to hand over passport photos and selfies to private companies just to access games and social media. These companies have poor security records and often transfer your identity documents overseas without proper safeguards. Recent breaches prove this creates "honeypots" for hackers rather than protecting children, while tech-savvy kids bypass checks with VPNs. The government could solve this with a token system like DVLA share-codes, but refuses to admit their approach is fundamentally flawed.

A claymation-style robot with a friendly expression, framed by a heart, symbolising the human-like empathy projected by AI systems.

The Face of Empathy — But Who’s Behind the Smile?

AI isn’t the problem — it’s how we’ve rushed to use it. From spiralling costs to silent data leaks and emotionally revealing prompts, this post explores the real price we’re paying for convenience. When innovation ignores privacy, empathy becomes a product… and our deepest thoughts may be repackaged, sold, or profiled. So what comes next — and what do we allow?

How Anonymous is Anonymous?

With the Internet of Things, companies and researchers are finding innovative ways to collect and process data about our habits, thoughts, desires, usage and even what we search for on […]

Challenge and Response

As we are becoming more aware of the importance of data privacy, it strikes me as odd that organisations are not doing as much as they should to help protect […]