Biography

Research

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Journal Articles

• Phippen, A., 2024. The Broken Online Safety Ecosystem. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 35 (7).
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2024. Why do legislators keep failing victims in online harms? International Review of Law Computers and Technology, 38 (2), 195-214.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2023. Biases, concerns and the erosion of rights: Addressing digital issues with adopted and fostered children in a policy vacuum. Adoption and Fostering, 47 (3), 245-261.
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• Phippen, A., 2023. We Need To Talk About Pornography. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 34 (6).
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• Phippen, A. and Louisa, S., 2023. Addressing Online Harms in Policy – Failing to Learn from the War on Drugs. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 34 (2).
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• Phippen, A., 2022. ’Evidence’ based policy forming: the Joint Committee response to the draft Online Safety Bill. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 33 (3).
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• Phippen, A. and Baines, V., 2022. We're going on a fact hunt: the dangers of being an online harms denier, with the burden of evidence and critical thinking. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 33 (1).
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• Simmons, A., Short, E. and Phippen, A., 2022. Understanding Online Harms and How to Fix the Problem. ITNOW, 64 (1), 32-33.
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• Phippen, A., 2021. The UK Government and COVID Contact Tracing - A Need to Extend Ranum's Law? Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, 27 (7).
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• Phippen, A. and Baines, V., 2021. The Rhetoric of Online Regulation—Failing Yet Again to Learn from History”. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 32 (7).
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• Phippen, A., 2020. A Personal, and Sympathetic, Reflection on a Facebook Ban. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 31 (7).
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• Phippen, A., 2020. COVID-19 and tech solutions - another politician's fallacy? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 31 (6).
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• Phippen, A., 2020. The Age-Appropriate Design Code - a lot to like, but not a complete victory for children's rights. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 31 (4).
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• Phippen, A. and Furnell, S., 2020. Encryption and the infocalypse: are the four horsemen still riding? Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, 26 (4).
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2020. Teen sexting and the consistency of the application of outcome 21 recording - a path to soft criminalisation? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 31 (3).
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• Phippen, A., 2020. Fare thee well age verification, you will not be missed. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 31 (2).
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2020. Online safeguarding of adults with mental capacity issues - are the 3 Cs the most progressive response? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 31 (1).
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2019. Teaching online safety in school guidance - new non-statutory guidance from the Department for Education leaves much to be desired. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 30 (8).
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2019. The Online Harms spearmint paper - just more doing more? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 30 (6).
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• Phippen, A., 2019. Aldi "Teatime Takedown" - are data breaches and online abuse the best way to get children to come down to dinner? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 30 (5).
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2019. When digital ghost stories go viral. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 30 (4).
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2019. Why is placing the child at the centre of online safeguarding so difficult? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 30 (3).
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• Phippen, A. and Furnell, S., 2018. Cyber essentials: essential enough to be statutory? Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, 29 (6).
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• Phippen, A. and Phippen, H., 2018. The UK Government internet safety strategy - time to listen to the youth voice? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 29 (6).
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• Phippen, A., 2018. Legislating children's screentime - surely not a solution to children's mental health challenges? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 29 (5).
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• Phippen, A., 2018. "Youth-involved sexual imagery" - a better term to challenge blame culture in youth sexting cases? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 29 (3).
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• Phippen, A., 2018. Do our law makers understand data protection and acceptable use? Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, 24 (2).
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• Phippen, A., 2018. Protecting yourself from revenge pornography - share your images before your abuser does! Entertainment Law Review (UK), 29 (2).
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• Phippen, A. and Earl, A., 2017. App based "solutions" to keeping children safe online. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 28 (8).
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• Kennedy, C. and Phippen, A., 2017. Sexting and sexting behaviour - "Oh you're all children, children do silly things. You'll be fine. Get over it!". Entertainment Law Review (UK).
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• Phippen, A. and Agate, J., 2017. "Doing more" to end sexting - facts, fictions and challenges in the policy debate on young people's sexting behaviour. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 28 (3).
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• Phippen, A., 2017. Online Technology And Very Young Children - Stakeholder Responsibilities and Children's Rights. International Journal of Birth and Parental Education, 5 (1).
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• Phippen, A., 2016. Age verification and online pornography - an effective safeguarding approach? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 27 (5).
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• Phippen, A., 2016. Young people and pornography - legislating our way out of a social problem. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 27 (3).
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• Phippen, A. and Agate, J., 2016. Gaming and young people - the right concerns? Entertainment Law Review (UK), 27 (1).
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• Phippen, A. and Agate, J., 2015. New social media offences under the Criminal Justice and Courts Act and Serious Crime Act: the cultural context. Entertainment Law Review (UK), 26 (3).
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• Furnell, S. and Phippen, A., 2012. Online privacy: A matter of policy? Computer Fraud and Security, 2012 (8), 12-18.
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• Kasturiratne, D., Lean, J. and Phippen, A., 2012. International enterprise education in Sri Lanka: A blended approach. Education and Training, 54 (4), 306-318.
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• Furnell, S., Von Solms, R. and Phippen, A., 2011. Preventative Actions for Enhancing Online Protection and Privacy. International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach, 4 (2), 1-11.
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• Coakes, E., Bryant, A., Land, F. and Phippen, A., 2011. The dark side of technology: Some sociotechnical reflections. International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development, 3 (4), 40-51.
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• Atkinson, S., Furnell, S. and Phippen, A., 2009. Securing the next generation: enhancing e-safety awareness among young people. Computer Fraud and Security, 2009 (7), 13-19.
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• Furnell, S., Shams, R. and Phippen, A., 2008. Who guides the little guy? Exploring security advice and guidance from retailers and ISPs. Computer Fraud and Security, 2008 (12), 6-10.
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• Furnell, S., Tsaganidi, V. and Phippen, A., 2008. Security beliefs and barriers for novice Internet users. Computers and Security, 27 (7-8), 235-240.
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• Phippen, A. and Furnell, S., 2007. Taking responsibility for online protection - why citizens have their part to play. Computer Fraud and Security, 2007 (11), 8-13.
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• Atkinson, S., Johnson, C. and Phippen, A., 2007. Improving protection mechanisms by understanding online risk. Information Management and Computer Security, 15 (5), 382-393.
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• Furnell, S.M., Bryant, P. and Phippen, A.D., 2007. Assessing the security perceptions of personal Internet users. Computers and Security, 26 (5), 410-417.
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• Lacohee, H., Phippen, A.D. and Furnell, S.M., 2006. Risk and restitution: Assessing how users establish online trust. Computers and Security, 25 (7), 486-493.
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• Phippen, A. and Lacohée, H., 2006. eGovernment - Issues in citizen engagement. BT Technology Journal, 24 (2), 205-208.
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• Phippen, A.D., Taylor, J. and Allen, R., 2005. Issues in moving from web services to service orientation. Internet Research, 15 (5), 518-526.
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• Phippen, A.D., 2004. An evaluative methodology for virtual communities using web analytics. Campus Wide Information Systems, 21 (5), 179-184.
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• Joshi, P., Singh, H. and Phippen, A.D., 2004. Web services: Measuring practitioner attitude. Internet Research, 14 (5), 366-371.
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• Schilke, S.W., Bleimann, U., Furnell, S.M. and Phippen, A.D., 2004. Multi-dimensional-personalisation for location and interest-based recommendation. Internet Research, 14 (5), 379-385.
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• Phippen, A., Sheppard, L. and Furnell, S., 2004. A practical evaluation of Web analytics. Internet Research, 14 (4), 284-293.
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• Evans, M.P., Phippen, A.D., Mueller, G., Furnell, S.M., Sanders, P.W. and Reynolds, P.L., 1999. Strategies for content migration on the World Wide Web. Internet Research, 9 (1), 25-34.
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• Knahl, M., Hofmann, H.D. and Phippen, A., 1999. A distributed component framework for integrated network and systems management. Information Management and Computer Security, 7 (5), 254-260.
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Books

• Phippen, A., 2025. Policy and Rights Challenges in Children’s Online Behaviour and Safety, 2017–2023. Cham: Springer Nature.
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• Phippen, A., 2025. Policy and Rights Challenges in Children’s Online Behaviour and Safety, 2017–2023, Second Edition 2025.
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• Phippen, A. and Rutt, L., 2024. Exploring Research Impact in Academia and Why It Matters: Perspectives on the Public Good and the Role of Research in Society.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2023. Policing Teen Sexting: Supporting Children’s Rights While Applying the Law. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
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• The Children’s Media Yearbook 2022. The Children's Media Foundation.
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• Bond, E. and Phippen, A., 2022. SAFEGUARDING ADULTS ONLINE: Perspectives on Rights to Participation.
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• Phippen, A. and Street, L., 2021. Online Resilience and Wellbeing in Young People Representing the Youth Voice. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
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• Phippen, A. and Gray, S.L., 2021. Digital Children: A Guide for Adults. Hachette UK.
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• Phippen, A. and Brennan, M., 2020. Sexting and Revenge Pornography Legislative and Social Dimensions of a Modern Digital Phenomenon. Routledge.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2020. Organisational responses to social media storms: An applied analysis of modern challenges.
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• Phippen, A. and Brennan, M., 2019. Child protection and safeguarding technologies: Appropriate or excessive ‘Solutions’ to social problems?.
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• Gray, S.L. and Phippen, A., 2017. Invisibly Blighted The Digital Erosion of Childhood. Ucl Ioe Press.
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• Phippen, A., 2016. Children’s Online Behaviour and Safety Policy and Rights Challenges. Springer.
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• Phippen, A. and Lacohée, H., 2016. The impact of fibre connectivity on SMEs: Benefits and business opportunities.
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Chapters

• Phippen, A., 2025. Conclusions and Predictions for the Future of Online Safety Policy. Policy and Rights Challenges in Children’s Online Behaviour and Safety, 2017–2023. Cham: Springer Nature, 149-163.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2025. Human Rights and Cybersecurity. Encyclopedia of Cryptography Security and Privacy Third Edition. 1139-1141.
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• Phippen, A. and Rutt, L., 2024. Research Impact as Part of Academic Identity: Homo Academicus Impactus. Exploring Research Impact in Academia and Why It Matters Perspectives on the Public Good and the Role of Research in Society. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis.
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• Phippen, A. and Tyrell, K., 2024. Systemic Responses to Online Abuse on Campus. Tackling Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: A Systems Approach. Springer.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2024. A sociotechnical anthropology of online safeguarding. Children Young People and Online Harms Conceptualisations Experiences and Responses. 183-212.
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• Phippen, A. and Street, L., 2024. Practice Vignette: Headstart Kernow's digital resilience project. Children Young People and Online Harms Conceptualisations Experiences and Responses. 213-215.
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• Phippen, A., 2024. Digital Literacy. Encyclopedia of Libraries Librarianship and Information Science First Edition Four Volume Set. V4-132.
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• Phippen, A., 2024. Politics of Information. Encyclopedia of Libraries Librarianship and Information Science First Edition Four Volume Set. V4-463.
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• Phippen, A., 2024. Open Access. Encyclopedia of Libraries Librarianship and Information Science First Edition Four Volume Set. V4-416.
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• Phippen, A., 2024. Politics and Freedom of Information. Encyclopedia of Libraries Librarianship and Information Science First Edition Four Volume Set. V4-453.
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• Phippen, A., 2024. Information Science. Encyclopedia of Libraries Librarianship and Information Science First Edition Four Volume Set. V2-205.
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• Phippen, A., 2024. Artificial Intelligence. Encyclopedia of Libraries Librarianship and Information Science First Edition Four Volume Set. V4-11.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2023. Section 69 – Threats of Disclose Private Sexual Photographs and Films with Intent to Cause Distress. Blackstone's Guide to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Blackstone.
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• Phippen, A., 2023. Children, Data Collection, and Privacy - Is the Safeguarding Fallacy a Justification for Excessive Regulation and an Erosion of Human Rights? Regulating Cyber Technologies Privacy Vs Security. 203-233.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2023. Fighting the Tide—GPT and an Alarming Sense of Déjà Vu. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. 37-51.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2022. Online safeguarding of Adults with an intellectual disability: How do we ensure that participation and protection rights are adequately met in digital society? The SAGE Handbook of Digital Society.. Sage.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2022. Human Rights and Cybersecurity. Encyclopaedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy. Springer.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2022. Online safeguarding and personal cyber skills for students. Emerald Handbook of Higher Education in A Post Covid World New Approaches and Technologies for Teaching and Learning. 245-264.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2022. Working with schools to tackle online harms and gender-based violence. Stopping Gender Based Violence in Higher Education Policy Practice and Partnerships. 390-412.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2021. Online misinformation, its influence on the student body, and institutional responsibilities. Libraries Digital Information and Covid Practical Applications and Approaches to Challenge and Change. 215-225.
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• Bond, E. and Phippen, A., 2020. Tackling teen sexting—policing challenges when society and technology outpace legislation. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. 157-177.
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• Phippen, A. and Bond, E., 2020. Image recognition in child sexual exploitation material—capabilities, ethics and rights. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. 179-198.
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• Phippen, A., Bond, E. and Buck, E., 2020. Effective strategies for information literacy education: Combatting ‘fake news’ and empowering critical thinking. Future Directions in Digital Information Predictions Practice Participation. 39-53.
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• Phippen, A., 2016. Cyberbullying and Peer-Oriented Online Abuse. Online Risk to Children Impact Protection and Prevention First Edition. 37-54.
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• Hennessy, C.H., Staelens, Y., Lankshear, G., Phippen, A., Silk, A. and Zahra, D., 2014. Rural connectivity and older people’s leisure participation. Countryside Connections Older People Community and Place in Rural Britain. 63-94.
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Conferences

• Phippen, A., 2024. The Eternal Heartbreak of the Shop Assistant Pressing the "This Person Is Clearly Over 25"Button at the Self Service Checkout. In: Gikii 10-11 September 2024 London.
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• Phippen, A., 2023. Sex Drugs and Online Safety. In: Gikii 10-12 September 2023 Rejkjavik.
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• Phippen, A., 2017. Nudes, Dick Pics, and Jeremy Hunt. In: Gikii 10-12 September 2017 Winchester.
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• Heckmann, B., Zinn, M., Moore, R.C., Wentzel, C. and Phippen, A.D., 2012. Economic efficiency control on data centre resources in heterogeneous cost scenarios. 2012 International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions Icitst 2012, 675-679.
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• Heckmann, B., Phippen, A.D., Moore, R.C. and Wentzel, C., 2012. Agreeing on and controlling service levels in service-oriented architectures. Closer 2012 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, 267-270.
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• Zinn, M., Fischer-Hellmann, K.P., Schuette, A. and Phippen, A.D., 2011. Information demand model for software unit reuse. Proceedings of the ISCA 20th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering Sede 2011, 32-39.
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• Zinn, M., Fischer-Hellmann, K.P., Schuette, A. and Phippen, A.D., 2011. Reusable software units integration knowledge in a distributed development environment. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Knowledge Sky 2011 in Conjunction with Ic3k 2011, 24-35.
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• Zinn, M., Bepperling, A., Fischer-Hellmann, K.P., Schuette, A. and Phippen, A.D., 2011. Reuseable software unit knowledge for device deployment. Lwa 2011 Technical Report of the Symposium Lernen Wissen Adaptivitat Learning Knowledge and Adaptivity 2011 of the Gi Special Interest Groups Kdml Ir and Wm, 314-321.
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• Zinn, M., Bepperling, A., Schoop, R., Phippen, A.D. and Fischer-Hellmann, K.P., 2010. Device services as reusable units of modelling in a service-oriented environment: An analysis case study. IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 1728-1735.
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• Zincir, I., Furnell, S. and Phippen, A., 2010. Behavioural profiling for impostor detection in mobile networks. 9th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security 2010 Eciw 2010, 334-342.
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• Heckmann, B. and Phippen, A.D., 2010. Quantitative and qualitative description of the consumer to provider relation in the context of Utility Computing. Proceedings of the 8th International Network Conference INC 2010, 335-344.
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• Zinn, M., Fischer-Hellmann, K.P., Phippen, A.D. and Schütte, A., 2010. Finding reusable units of modelling - An ontology approach. Proceedings of the 8th International Network Conference INC 2010, 377-386.
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• Atkinson, S., Furnell, S.M. and Phippen, A.D., 2009. Risk culture influences in internet safety and security. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance Haisa 2009, 61-70.
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• Heckmann, B., Stengel, I., Turetschek, G. and Phippen, A., 2009. Utility computing simulation. Esm 2009 2009 European Simulation and Modelling Conference Modelling and Simulation 2009, 175-180.
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• Lacohee Dr., H. and Phippen Dr., A., 2008. "Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make, I'Ll Be Watching You:"The Social Impact Of Surveillance Technology. 21st International Symposium on Human Factors in Telecommunication Hft 2008, 81-88.
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• Schneider, O., Bleimann, U., Phippen, A.D. and Harriehausen-Mühlbauer, B., 2008. Inside coherence: Concept for a non-linear elearning solution. Proceedings of the 7th International Network Conference INC 2008, 223-233.
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• Atkinson, S., Johnson, C. and Phippen, A., 2007. Personal privacy threats: A taxonomy for risk assessment. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications Ita 07, 264-272.
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• Atkinson, S., Johnson, C. and Phippen, A., 2007. Vulnerable groups and the impact of technology upon personal privacy. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance Haisa 2007, 55-66.
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• Atkinson, S., Jagodzinski, P., Johnson, C. and Phippen, A., 2006. Semantic Web: A personal privacy perspective. WIT Transactions on Information and Communication Technologies, 36, 435-441.
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• Schilke, S.W., Bleimann, U., Stengel, I. and Phippen, A.D., 2006. Fitting extended blended learning and multi-dimensional-personalization into learning management systems. Proceedings of the 6th International Network Conference INC 2006, 393-400.
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• Atkinson, S., Jagodzinski, P., Johnson, C. and Phippen, A., 2006. Personal privacy: Exploitation or control through technology. Proceedings of the 6th International Network Conference INC 2006, 269-276.
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• Schneider, O., Bleimann, U., Harriehausen, B. and Phippen, A.D., 2006. Non-linear extended blended learning. Proceedings of the 6th International Network Conference INC 2006, 377-384.
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• Taylor, J., Phippen, A.D. and Allen, R., 2005. Issues in implementing service oriented architectures. Proceedings of the 5th International Network Conference INC 2005, 343-350.
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• Zincir, I., Furnell, S. and Phippen, A., 2005. Intrusion detection via behavioural profiling on mobile and wireless networked devices. Euromedia 2005 11th Annual Scientific Conference on Web Technology New Media Communications and Telematics Theory Methods Tools and Applications, 67-71.
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• Evans, M.P., Furnell, S.M., Phippen, A.D. and Reynolds, P.L., 1998. Mobility considerations for integrated telecommunications service environments. IEE Conference Publication, 101-105.
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Others

• Phippen, A. and Ashby, S., 2013. Digital behaviors and people risk: Challenges for risk management. Published.
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• Schneider, O., Bleimann, U., Phippen, A.D. and Harriehausen-Mühlbauer, B., 2009. Simplified creation and presentation of non-linear adaptive content. Published.
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• Evans, M.P., Kettunen, K.T., Blackwell, G.K., Furnell, S.M., Phippen, A.D., Hope, S. and Reynolds, P.L., 1997. Network resource adaptation in the DOLMEN service machine. Published.
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Profile of Teaching PG

• IT Management

Profile of Teaching UG

• Digital Futures

Grants

• Headstart Kernow Phase 2 (Cornwall Council/Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, 01 Apr 2021). In Progress
• Vulnerability, Online Lives and Mental Health: Towards a New Practice Model (UKRI, 20 Jan 2019). Completed
• Developing Digital Civility in an HEI context (HEFCE/Office for Students, 01 Jul 2018). Completed
• KTP - Bluefruit Software (Innovate UK, 01 May 2018). Completed
• Headstart Kernow (Big Lottery Fund, 01 Apr 2017). Completed
• KTP - Absolute Software (Innovate UK, 01 Apr 2011). Completed
• KTP - Goss Interactive (Innovate UK, 01 Jun 2010). Completed
• KTP - Derriford Hospital (Innovate UK, 01 Oct 2009). Completed
• KTP - Plymouth City Council (Innovate UK, 01 Aug 2008). Completed
• Grey and Pleasant Land? An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Connectivity of Older People in Rural Civic Society (ESRC, 01 Jun 2008). Completed
• Peer Education in Promoting Internet Safety Awareness (BECTA, 01 Mar 2008). Completed
• KTP - Kay Transport (Innovate UK, 01 Apr 2006). Completed
• KTP - Logo Design (Innovate UK, 01 May 2004). Completed
• KTP - Goss Interactive (Innovate UK, 01 Sep 2003). Completed
• KTP - Corpdata Ltd (Innovate UK, 01 Sep 2002). Completed
• KTP - Richfords Ltd (Innovate UK, 01 Nov 2001). Completed
• KTP - Intasoft Ltd. (Innovate UK, 01 Sep 2000). Completed

External Responsibilities

• University of Stirling, External Examiner (2020-2024)
• Open University, External Examiner (2012-)
• Glamorgan University/University of South Wales, External Examiner (2011-2015)
• Bournemouth University, External Examiner (2010-2014)
• Westminster University, External Examiner (2007-2010)
• University of Greenwich, External Examiner (2006-2011)

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

• "Public Health Approaches to Online Harms" - NSPCC Meeting on Public Health Approaches to Child Protection (03 Nov 2025)
• "Holistic Approaches to Tackling Online Harms" - Association of Child Protection Professionals Special Interest Group (08 May 2025)
• Nominee - Conversation Academic Journalist of the Year 2024 (01 May 2025)
• Keynote Speech - SACPA/BAISIS Safeguarding International Students Conference 2025 (29 Apr 2025)
• "Stakeholder Responsibilties in Online Harms" - Westcountry Schools Trust Safeguarding Conference 2025 (19 Mar 2025)
• "Professional Responses to Online Harms" - Truro Learning Academic Annual Safeguarding Conference 2025 (13 Mar 2025)
• "Failing to Learn from Past Failures in Digital Literacy" - Eton College Roundtable on Digital Literacy (29 Jan 2025)
• "Holistic approaches to supporting young people with SEND in engaging with the online world" - CYPNow Conference 2025 (22 Jan 2025-23 Jan 2025)
• "Horizon Scanning - New Online Threats" - OFCOM Roundtable (08 Jan 2025)
• "Challenging Prohibitive Narratives in Online Harms" - Webinar, National Association for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA) (10 Dec 2024)
• Keynote - Headstart Kernow Digital Harms Conference (21 Nov 2024)
• Respondent - UCL’s Collaborative Social Science Domain’s 2024 Annual Debate (06 Nov 2024)
• "Defining Privacy Harms in a Modern World" - Global Privacy Assembly - International Conference on Privacy Regulation (28 Oct 2024-03 Nov 2024)
• "Challenges of Misinformation in the Digital Age" - RAID/Internet Commission Conference 2024 (23 Sep 2024)
• "Children's Privacy and Safety Online - Beyond CSAM (Regulation on Child Sexual Abuse Material)" - Privacy Symposium 2024 (10 Jun 2024-14 Jun 2024)
• "Harm Reduction and Online Harms". Policing Harmful Sexual Behaviours in Schools, University of Surrey (19 Mar 2024)
• "Online Risk and Resilience" - West Schools Trust Northern Ireland (01 Mar 2024)
• "Why Safer Internet Day Isn’t Working" - NHS East Safeguarding Conference (15 Feb 2024)
• "Stakeholder Modelling Online Harms" - Meta Youth Forum (04 Dec 2023)
• "Regulating Online Harms" - NSPCC event on young people and pornography (18 Oct 2023)
• "Youth-centric approaches to tackling online harms" - Farrers Annual Safeguarding Conference (11 Oct 2023)
• "Harm Reduction Approaches to Online Harms" - StarMAT DSL Conference 2023 (28 Sep 2023)
• "High Level Working Group for Privacy and Safety" - Meta Youth Forum (28 Apr 2023)
• "Harm Reduction Approaches to Online Safety" - North West Online Safety Conference. (14 Jun 2022)
• "Ethical Issues in the use of AI by NGOs" - Worshipful Company of Information Technologists April 2022 (18 Apr 2022)
• "Harm Reduction Approaches for Online Safety in Sexual Health Commissioning" - Sexual Health Commissioner's Conference. (22 Feb 2022)
• "Responding to Online Harms in Higher Education" - Times Higher Education Conference. (16 Feb 2022)
• "End to End Encryption and Policy Balance" - Briefing to the Home Office (09 Feb 2022)
• "Adopting a Resilience and Risk Mitigation to Online Harms" - CYPNow Conference February 2022 (01 Feb 2022)
• All Party Parliamentary Group - Children's Safety Online (21 Mar 2021)
• "Online Harassment in Universities - What is Duty of Care" - Pinsent Mason Conference (17 Oct 2019)
• "Technology Doesn't Solve Online Safety" - Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Safeguarding Conference (18 Sep 2019)
• "Tackling Online Harassment in Universities - A Holistic Approach" - UUK/BCS Conference on Online Harassment (24 Jul 2019)
• "Tackling Online Harassment in Universities - A Holistic Approach" - Office for Students conference on Online Harassment (19 Jun 2019)
• "Online Safety and Digital Rights for Adults with Brain Injuries" - EnableLaw Seminar Series (03 Jun 2019-28 Jun 2019)

Memberships

• International Panel on the Information Environment, Founder member - social media and child abuse (2025-), https://www.ipie.info/
• Office of the Police Chief Scientific Advisor - Gen AI Advisory Group, Member (2024-),
• Meta's High Level Working Group on Privacy and Safety, Convener (2023-),
• British Computer Society, Law Committee (2020-),
• Callywith College, Trustee (2018-),
• Open Rights Group, Advisory Board (2012-), https://www.openrightsgroup.org/
• British Computer Socieity, Fellow (2010-),
• British Computer Society, Academic Accreditation Committee (2010-),
• SWGfL Trust, Trustee (2010-), http://www.swgfl.org.uk/
• British Computer Society, Member (2000-),

External Media and Press

• Panic over children’s mobile phone use distracts from the help young people actually want, The Conversation, 12 Mar 2025. https://theconversation.com/panic-over-childrens-mobile-phone-use-distracts-from-the-help-young-people-actually-want-250957
• Getting your child a smartphone or tablet for Christmas? Here’s what you need to know about security, The Conversation, 02 Dec 2024. https://theconversation.com/getting-your-child-a-smartphone-or-tablet-for-christmas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-security-244678
• Should you give your child a ‘dumb’ phone? They aren’t the answer to fears over kids’ social media use, The Conversation, 10 Sep 2024. https://theconversation.com/should-you-give-your-child-a-dumb-phone-they-arent-the-answer-to-fears-over-kids-social-media-use-238129
• Why bans on smartphones or social media for teenagers could do more harm than good, The Conversation, 21 Feb 2024. https://theconversation.com/why-bans-on-smartphones-or-social-media-for-teenagers-could-do-more-harm-than-good-224005
• When to give your child their first mobile phone – and how to keep them safe, The Conversation, 23 Nov 2023. https://theconversation.com/when-to-give-your-child-their-first-mobile-phone-and-how-to-keep-them-safe-217152
• Online safety bill: why making the UK the ‘safest place to go online’ is not as easy as the government claims, The Conversation, 26 Sep 2023. https://theconversation.com/online-safety-bill-why-making-the-uk-the-safest-place-to-go-online-is-not-as-easy-as-the-government-claims-214290
• ChatGPT isn’t the death of homework – just an opportunity for schools to do things differently, The Conversation, 27 Aug 2023. https://theconversation.com/chatgpt-isnt-the-death-of-homework-just-an-opportunity-for-schools-to-do-things-differently-205053
• Children have been interacting in the metaverse for years – what parents need to know about keeping them safe, The Conversation, 26 Apr 2023. https://theconversation.com/children-have-been-interacting-in-the-metaverse-for-years-what-parents-need-to-know-about-keeping-them-safe-202303
• Why children don’t talk to adults about the problems they encounter online, The Conversation, 11 Apr 2023. https://theconversation.com/why-children-dont-talk-to-adults-about-the-problems-they-encounter-online-202304
• Rather than waiting to be told, here’s how to do something about online harms, Times Higher Education, 14 Mar 2023. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/rather-waiting-be-told-heres-how-do-something-about-online-harms
• Protecting children in the metaverse: it’s easy to blame big tech, but we all have a role to play, The Conversation, 28 Feb 2023. https://theconversation.com/protecting-children-in-the-metaverse-its-easy-to-blame-big-tech-but-we-all-have-a-role-to-play-177789
• Safeguarding conferences are becoming the land that change forgot, Times Higher Education, 31 Aug 2022. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/safeguarding-conferences-are-becoming-land-change-forgot
• Despite positive steps, much remains to be done on sexual misconduct, Times Higher Education, 23 May 2022. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/despite-positive-steps-much-remains-be-done-sexual-misconduct
• Can we create a moral metaverse?, The Guardian, 14 May 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/14/can-we-create-a-moral-metaverse
• Balancing student data collection and privacy protection, Times Higher Education, 22 Apr 2022. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/balancing-student-data-collection-and-privacy-protection
• Social media can help new students make friends – but we must regulate it, Times Higher Education, 28 Mar 2022. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/social-media-can-help-new-students-make-friends-we-must-regulate-it
• If universities push staff towards social media, they must protect them, too, Times Higher Education, 10 Dec 2021. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/if-universities-push-staff-towards-social-media-they-must-protect-them-too
• Do EDI kitemarks help protect female researchers from online abuse?, Times Higher Education, 08 Nov 2021. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/do-edi
• Nadine Dorries: Cyber security experts lack confidence in new culture secretary’s ‘unexpected’ appointment, The I Newspaper, 17 Sep 2021. https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/nadine-dorries-culture-secretary-cabinet-reshuffle-cyber-security-experts-1202645
• Cybersecurity is not just for the geeks in the IT department, Times Higher Education, 06 May 2021. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/cybersecurity-not-just-geeks-it-department
• Will your children's social media posts come back to haunt them?, The Telegraph, 07 Apr 2021. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/explain-kids-todays-social-media-posts-may-come-back-haunt/
• As we rushed online, did student welfare get lost in transition?, Times Higher Education, 25 Feb 2021. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/we-rushed-online-did-student-welfare-get-lost-transition
• If the OfS doesn’t appear to take online abuse seriously, who will?, Times Higher Education, 16 Feb 2021. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/if-ofs-doesnt-appear-take-online-abuse-seriously-who-will
• Is online delivery placing students at greater risk of abuse?, Times Higher Education, 15 Jan 2021. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/online-delivery-placing-students-greater-risk-abuse
• Why an explicit picture on your child’s phone could wreck their career: Lockdown saw the number of sex texts sent by teenagers rocket. Now, a leading expert sends parents a disturbing message of his own, Daily Mail, 05 Aug 2020. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8597385/Why-explicit-picture-childs-phone-wreck-career.html
• Harassment fears as students post extreme pornography in online lectures, The Guardian, 22 Apr 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/apr/22/students-zoombomb-online-lectures-with-extreme-pornography
• Universities’ responses to online harassment and hate crime ‘worse than a postcode lottery, The I Newspaper, 11 Jan 2020. https://inews.co.uk/news/education/universities-online-abuse-training-reporting-systems-384259
• Thousands of children under 14 have been investigated by police for sexting, The Guardian, 30 Dec 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/30/thousands-of-children-under-14-have-been-investigated-by-police-for-sexting
• University gossip pages are publishing ‘toxic’ anonymous racist and homophobic comments, The I Newspaper, 06 Nov 2019. https://inews.co.uk/news/education/university-gossip-pages-exeter-neo-nazi-bath-359821
• Is your video doorbell stressing you out? Home surveillance is booming – but is it good for us?, The Telegraph, 05 Oct 2019. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/video-doorbell-stressing-home-surveillance-booming-good-us/
• Universities failing to get a grip on online harassment experienced by their students, academics reveal, The I Newspaper, 16 Sep 2019. https://inews.co.uk/news/education/universities-online-harassment-students-339449
• Can social media school make your 16-year-old a star?, The Telegraph, 25 Oct 2018. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/schooling/can-social-media-school-make-16-year-old-star/
• Is it OK to ‘spy’ on my child with a tracking app?, The Telegraph, 10 May 2018. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/ok-spy-child-tracking-app/
• Parents panic about sexting, but children will make their own online moral codes, The Guardian, 04 Jun 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jun/03/sexting-parents-panic-children-make-own-moral-codes
• Good day at school? There’s an app for that, The Guardian, 05 Mar 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/mar/05/education-parent-children-behaviour-app
• Why teenagers are 'self-trolling' on websites like Reddit, The Telegraph, 21 Feb 2016. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/02/19/why-teenagers-are-self-trolling-on-websites-like-reddit/
• Teenager becomes youngest person convicted for revenge porn in the UK after selling nude pictures of his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend for £10 when he was FOURTEEN, Daily Mail, 02 Feb 2015. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2936307/Teenager-youngest-person-convicted-revenge-porn-UK-selling-nude-pictures-15-year-old-ex-girlfriend-10-FOURTEEN.html
• Number of children who are victims of cyberbullying doubles in a year, The Guardian, 30 Nov 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/14/35pc-children-teenagers-victims-cyberbullying-fears-grooming-tinder-snapchat
• Let's talk about sex: teachers back call for sex education to be compulsory, The Guardian, 13 Jun 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jun/13/teachers-sex-education-mandatory-subject-compulsory-schools-porn-sexting
• Is my child spending too much time playing video games?, The Guardian, 05 Jun 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/05/is-my-child-spending-too-much-time-playing-video-games
• Video games and violence: a parents' guide, The Guardian, 04 Jun 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/04/video-games-violence-parents-guide-pegi-call-of-duty-grand-theft-atuo?CMP=gu_com
• Should schools do more to protect teachers from cyberbulling?, The Guardian, 21 May 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/may/21/schools-protect-teachers-cyberbullying-online-abuse
• Are teenagers really careless about online privacy?, The Guardian, 21 Oct 2013. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/21/teenagers-careless-about-online-privacy
• Porn, knives and drugs websites accessible on most public Wi-Fi, The Guardian, 25 Sep 2013. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/25/porn-knives-and-drugs-websites-accessible-on-most-public-wi-fi
• Parents warned over children's online safety, The Guardian, 10 Jul 2013. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/jul/10/parents-children-online-safety
• Children are 'upset' by online violence, study finds, The Guardian, 02 Feb 2013. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/feb/03/children-upset-online-violence-study
• Sex texts epidemic: Experts warn sharing explicit photos is corrupting children, Daily Mail, 10 Dec 2012. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246154/Sex-texts-epidemic-Experts-warn-sharing-explicit-photos-corrupting-children.html
• The worrying spread of 'sexting': How naive schoolgirls text naked pictures of themselves to boys... who post them on the internet, Daily Mail, 26 Mar 2011. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1370081/Most-adults-blissfully-unaware-spread-sexting--naive-schoolgirls-texting-naked-pictures-boys-But-mother-discovered-worryingly-common.html