Why Should My Activity Reveal More About Me Than the Interaction Requires?
We leave information behind almost everywhere we go online. Not necessarily because we deliberately provide it, but because our interactions…
Why Does Providing Me a Service Mean You Need to See Me?
Think about how many organisations you interact with every day. Your bank. Your mobile provider. Your supermarket. Your streaming service.…
Why Do I Have to Give You My Data Before You Give Me a Service?
Think about the last time you tried a new digital service. Before you had experienced its value, you were probably…
Why Do We Assume Organisations Need To See Everything?
Modern organisations are built around visibility. We monitor. We analyse. We track. We measure. We justify these activities as necessary…
Why Is My Identity Stored Everywhere Except With Me?
Every few weeks another organisation asks me to prove who I am. My bank knows. My employer knows. My insurer…
Why Am I Expected to Trust Everyone?
Every person knows this feeling. You book a holiday. You open a bank account. You use a mobile app. You…
Twenty Years Later: Publishing My 2006 MSc Dissertation
In 2006, I submitted an MSc dissertation based on a research programme that I had independently funded through my own…
How Context Collapse Changed My Thinking About All Me
When I started designing All Me in 2023, I believed the primary problem I was trying to solve was privacy.…
From Umbrellas to PSCs Navigating the UK’s New Contractor Risk Landscape
The UK contingent labour market is undergoing its most significant transformation in two decades. Two legislative changes the Employment Rights…