The latest personal data breeches
2017 has seen a worrying number of personal data breeches. The latest being the US credit checking company Equifax. The credit checking company claims that […]
Articles by Consumer and Society
Who decides which foods are healthy and which aren’t?
It is a strange paradox that, despite the increase people throughout the developed world becoming either overweight or obese, more people are also concerned with […]
Are smartphones negatively affecting our children?
The technological leap in smartphones in recent years has been enormous, allowing people to do more than many would have dreamed possible 10 years ago […]
Drivers worldwide are fighting back against car-crash fraudsters
‘Porcelain bumping’, ‘swoop and squat’ or ‘crash for cash’ – the name may vary depending on where you are in the world, but the practice […]
How much do life-saving drugs really cost?
Putting a price on a potentially life-saving drug can be challenging for both economic and ethical reasons. Drug companies can often spend mind-blowing sums of […]
Should we be doing more to Protect Children from Online Porn?
With porn being so easily available, the issue on a lot of people’s minds is the safety of children when using the internet. But what […]
Regulation in the fast food industry
With countries across the globe facing what the World Health Organisation (WHO) calls an ‘obesity epidemic’ it is little wonder that the fast food industry […]