Jane Fae is journalist and campaigner on IT, the law and sexuality. She writes extensively on individual privacy in the face of creeping state intrusion, for Register (the leading IT industry website), the Guardian and the Independent.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe political censorship of Britain's streetsHow unaccountable organisations called 'Business Improvement Districts' are just one of a number of attempts to shut down democratic debate in our towns.
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Published in: ourNHSThe future of care.data hangs in the balanceGovernment amendments on care.data have done little to reassure critics of the project - could an alternative amendment still buy some time to sort out the mess?
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Published in: ourNHSCan anyone patch up care.data, or is it too late?
Every government reassurance about care.data just brings more questions. The bottom line - in whose interests is the government acting when handling England's medical records - just won't go away.
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Published in: ourNHSIs selling our medical data to insurers a crime - or not?
As more revelations emerge about the sale of our hospital data to the insurance industry, misleading claims that a massive expansion in data collection is totally safe, are failing to convince.
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Published in: ourNHSNHS IT boss Kelsey wrongly claims care.data leaflet sent to 100% of homes
Tim Kelsey just keeps getting it wrong.
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Published in: ourNHSNHS England delays share of personal data
Mounting criticism and legal challenges force 6 month pause in system that would allow sale of GP medical records.