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Online Safety

Online Safety

Online Safety

Online Safety

A policy response to tackle content that is hateful or harmful to other citizens. We dive deep into new legislation, notably the UK's Online Safety Act, with expert analysis.

Privacy

Privacy

Privacy

Privacy

How many data points make a decision? What about end-to-end encryption? Compliance with privacy rules is central to so much new policy in tech today. We offer thoughtful viewpoints on today's hot topics. 

Artificial Intelligence

AI

Artificial Intelligence

AI

At the far-flung frontiers of tech, how should policy evolve?  It's the new government's priority. We provide commentary on AI policy, with an emphasis on the impact on free speech and privacy rights.

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About Iptegrity

Iptegrity.com is the website of Dr Monica Horten. I am an independent policy advisor: online safety, technology and human rights, advocating for the protection of the rights citizens online. I am proud to serve as an independent expert on the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on online safety and empowerment of content creators and users. 

I am a published author, and post-doctoral scholar, with  a PhD from the University of Westminster, and a DipM from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. My PhD research addressed the political battle for online content in the European Union. My views have been quoted by the BBC, iNews, Times, Guardian, Les Echos, Politico among others.

Before that, I was a telecoms journalist, and this website is my journey from industry writer to working with stakeholders on a tech and human rights agenda.  The content is available to you free but if you use it, please acknowledge it with a link and citation. 



Public policy advocacy

I advocate for the majority of law-abiding people who use online systems, with the aim of  protecting of their rights to freedom of expression and privacy.  Ordinary individuals  get caught up in the spiky claws of content moderation and online surveillance. Law and policy needs to take account of their perspective,  empowering them to defend themselves, but it also needs to be written with a strong understanding of the technology. I aim to highlight where rule of law applies and how systems can be better governed.   I speak at government and academic conferences, in the UK and internationally to defend the rights of individuals and call for better policy-making in the tech field.