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Victoria Baines
Academic
A professor of IT at Gresham College and cyber security expert.
Notable Quotes
"It may be that some platforms will have to use more behavioural data – what a user is watching, engaging with, and chatting about – to determine whether they really are above the minimum age."View Story →
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