Ian Brown

1 day ago | pymnts.com | Ian Brown |Chris Marsden |Rob Nicholls

In this article, we explain the development of interoperability as an effective behavioral remedy for digital platform dominance, and contrast its inclusion in legal reforms in three (closely-related) advanced economy jurisdictions: the EU, UK, and Australia.

Sep 25, 2024 | smh.com.au | Ian Brown

Bushfire safety advocate September 25, 2024 — 3.00pm September 25, 2024 — 3.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The escape of the planned burn near Oxford Falls in Sydney’s northern beaches last Saturday threatened lives and property. It provoked a large and costly response, spreading from a small intended area to almost 150 hectares.

Jul 22, 2024 | ianbrown.tech | Ian Brown

You have to admire Microsoft’s PR people for their cynicism… they are not-so-subtly letting the media know that the REAL baddie in Friday’s global IT outage was not CrowdStrike, nor poor security design of Windows, but… the European Commission’s DG Competition! Microsoft told the Wall Street Journal a 2009 undertaking they made on interoperability to the European Commission is to blame: Microsoft shall ensure on an ongoing basis and in a Timely Manner that the APIs in the Windows Client PC...

Oct 24, 2023 | freespins.pro | Ian Brown

Flutter UK & Ireland has announced a partnership with ITV and other industry partners for a six-part documentary on British horse racing to be shown on ITV1 and ITVX in 2024. The documentary will focus on the 2023-24 Jumps season and will show behind-the-scenes and life stories of the sport. The project, which will also focus on the welfare of horses and jockeys, seeks to raise the profile of horse racing to a wider audience and will see production start in December.

Jul 26, 2023 | ianbrown.tech | Ian Brown

Last month the UK government published a review of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA) by David Anderson (former independent watchdog on terrorism legislation, author of two important reviews of surveillance legislation following the Edward Snowden leaks, and now an independent member of the House of Lords).