I trained as a journalist in America where paying sources is frowned upon. Now I work in the U.K. where there is a more flexible attitude.
Britain's legal structure is basically the same as in feudal times: laws are written for the elite.
The hacker community may be small, but it possesses the skills that are driving the global economies of the future.
It used to cost money to disclose and distribute information. In the digital age it costs money not to.
There's not a self-regulating group of nice fair-playing people in politics. There are a lot of dodgy people in politics.
CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue, there is very little solid data in the public...
In America, you have the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. You've got drones now being considered for domestic surveillance. You have the National Security Agency building the world's gia...
When you're a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life's about, and you don't have much patience for the falsity of politics.