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Profiles
Professor Andy Phippen
Visiting Specialist
Partnerships (Academic Registry)
Professor Andy Phippen can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
- Information technology
- Computing
- Online behaviours
- Social media
- Computing industry
- Online safety
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
Biography
Biography
Qualifications
1996-2001 PhD, "Component Technologies and their Impact upon Software Development"
1999-2000 Postgraduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE)
1992-1996 B.Sc. (Hons) Computing and Informatics (1st Class)
Professional membership
FBCS (Fellow of the British Computer Society), CITP, CEng
Member of BCS Board
Roles on external bodies
Advisory Council - Open Rights Group
Research partner with the UK Safer Internet Centre
Chair - Headstart Kernow Digital
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Teaching interests around digital behaviour, cybercrime and legislation
Current teaching:
CCJS3166: Internet Crime and Deviancy
STO308: Current Issues in IT
STO310: Business dissertation
Guest lecturing on topics such as online behaviours, children and technology, digital rights and legislation and IT ethics on programmes such as Education, Social Work, Computer Science, Early Childhood Studies, Law, and Sociology
Research
Research
Research interests
Children and technology
Digital behaviours in the workplace
IT legislation related to social issues
Digital rights
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
“Legislating Children’s Screentime—Surely Not A Solution to Children’s Mental Health Challenges?”. Entertainment Law Review 2018 (5)
“’Youth-Involved Sexual Imagery’—A Better Term to Challenge Blame Culture in Youth Sexting Cases?”. w/ Margaret Brennan. Entertainment Law Review 2018 (3).
“Protecting Yourself from Revenge Pornography—Share Your Images Before Your Abuser Does!”. w/ Margaret Brennan. Entertainment Law Review 2018 (2).
“Do Our Law Makers Understand Data Protection and Acceptable Use?”. w/ Margaret Brennan. Computer and Telecommunications Law Review 2018 (2).
“Online technology and very young children: Stakeholder responsibilities and children’s rights”. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education 5(1).
“App Based “Solutions” to Keeping Children Safe Online”. w/ Alan Earl. Entertainment Law Review 2017 (8).
“Oh you’re all children, children do silly things. You’ll be fine. Get over it!”. w/ Christine Kennedy. Entertainment Law Review 2017 (4)
“Doing More” to End Sexting - Facts, fictions and challenges in the policy debate on young people’s sexting behaviour. w/ Maggie Brennan and Jennifer Agate. Entertainment Law Review 2017 (2).
“Age Verification and Online Pornography – An Effective Safeguarding Approach?” Entertainment Law Review, 2016 (5)
“Young People and Pornography – Legislating Our Way Out of a Social Problem”, Phippen, A. Entertainment Law Review March 2016.
“Gaming and Young People – The Right Concerns?, Phippen, A. and Agate, J. Entertainment Law Review November 2015
“New social media offences under the Criminal Justice and Courts Act and Serious Crime Bill: the cultural context”, Phippen, A. and Agate, J. Entertainment Law Review Feb 2015.
“Online Privacy – A Matter of Policy”, Furnell, S. and Phippen, A. Computer Fraud and Security, vol 2012, issue 8.
"Are Schools Equipped to Address Online Safety in the Curriculum and Beyond?" Phippen, A., Wright D., Ovenden-Hope, T. eLearning Papers. No 28. April 2012.
"International enterprise education in Sri Lanka: a blended approach". Kasturiratne D., Lean J., Phippen A. International Journal of Education + Training, 54 (4). 2012.
“The Dark Side of Technology: Some Sociotechnical Reflections”, Coakes, E., Bryant, A., Land, F. Phippen, A. International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development vol 3. 2011.
Articles
(2018) '“Youth-Involved Sexual Imagery” – A Better Term to Challenge Blame Culture in Youth Sexting Cases?' Entertainment Law Review 29, (3) Open access
(2018) 'Protecting yourself from revenge pornography - share your images before your abuser does!' Entertainment Law Review 29, (2) 33-36 Open access
(2017) 'Online technology and very young children: Stakeholder responsibilities and children’s rights' International Journal of Birth and Parent Education 5, (1) Open access
(2017) '"Doing more" to end sexting - facts, fictions and challenges in the policy debate on young people's sexting behaviour' Entertainment Law Review 28, (3) 91-96 Open access
(2012) 'Online privacy: a matter of policy?' Computer Fraud & Security 2012, 12-18
(2012) 'International enterprise education in Sri Lanka: a blended approach' Education + Training 54, (4) 306-318
(2011) 'The Dark Side of Technology' International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development 3, (4) 40-51 , DOI
(2011) 'Preventative actions for enhancing online protection and privacy' International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach (IJITSA) 4, 1-11
(2008) 'Security beliefs and barriers for novice Internet users' Computers & Security 27, (7-8) 235-240
(2008) 'Security beliefs and barriers for novice Internet users' Computers & Security 27, 235-240
(2007) 'Taking responsibility for online protection – why citizens have their part to play' Computer Fraud & Security 11, 8-13
(2007) 'Improving protection mechanisms by understanding online risk' Information Management & Computer Security 15, (5) 382-393 , DOI
(2007) 'Assessing the security perceptions of personal Internet users' COMPUTERS & SECURITY 26, (5) 410-417 , DOI
(2006) 'Risk and restitution: Assessing how users establish online trust' COMPUTERS & SECURITY 25, (7) 486-493 , DOI
(2005) 'Issues in moving from web services to service orientation' INTERNET RESEARCH 15, (5) 518-526 , DOI
(2004) 'An evaluative methodology for virtual communities using web analytics' Campus-Wide Information Systems 21, (5) 179-184 , DOI
(2004) 'A practical evaluation of Web analytics' Internet Research 14, 284-293
(1999) 'A distributed component framework for integrated network and systems management' Information Management & Computer Security 7, (5) 254-260 , DOI
(1999) 'Strategies for content migration on the World Wide Web' INTERNET RESEARCH-ELECTRONIC NETWORKING APPLICATIONS AND POLICY 9, (1) 25-34 , DOI
'Sexting and sexting behaviour - "Oh you're all children, children do silly things. You'll be fine. Get over it!"' Entertainment Law Review 28, (6) Open access
'The UK Government Internet Safety Strategy – Time to Listen to the Youth Voice?' Entertainment Law Review Open access
'Young people and pornography - legislating our way out of a social problem' Entertainment Law Review 27, (3) 79-82 Open access
'Securing the next generation: enhancing e-safety awareness among young people' Computer Fraud & Security 2009, (7) 13-19
'Who guides the little guy? Exploring security advice and guidance from retailers and ISPs' Computer Fraud & Security 2008, (12) 6-10
Books
“Child Protection and Safeguarding Technologies – Appropriate or Excessive ‘Solutions’ to Social Problems?”. Phippen, A. Brennan, M. Routledge. To be published Autumn 2018
“Sexting & Revenge Pornography – Legislative and Social Dimensions of a Modern Digital Phenomenon”. Phippen, A., Agate, J., Ledward, J, Brennan, M. Routledge. To be published Autumn 2018.
“Invisibly blighted: children and technology in the information society.”. Leaton-Gray, S, Phippen, A. UCL Press. 2017.
“The Impact of Fibre Connectivity on SMEs: Benefits and Business Opportunities”. Phippen, A., Lacohee, H. Palgrace. 2017.
“Children’s Online Behaviour and Safety: Policy and Rights Challenges” Phippen, A. Palgrave. 2016.
“Managing Digital Risk”, Phippen, A, Ashby, S. Bookboon. September 2015.
“Trust and Engagement in ICT–Mediated Services: Understanding Public Perceptions”, Lacohee H, Cofta P, Phippen A, Furnell S. IEC Publications. 2009
(2019) Child Protection and Safeguarding Technologies: Appropriate or Excessive ‘Solutions’ to Social Problems?. Routledge , DOI
(2018) Sexting and Revenge Pornography.
(2016) Children’s Online Behaviour and Safety Policy and Rights Challenges. Palgrave Macmillan Open access
(2016) The Impact of Fibre Connectivity on SMEs: Benefits and Business Opportunities. Palgrave Open access
(2009) Understanding Public Perceptions: Trust and Engagement in ICT-Mediated Services. Intl Engineering Consortium
(2006) Semantic Web: a personal privacy perspective.
Chapters
(2020) 'Image Recognition in Child Sexual Exploitation Material—Capabilities, Ethics and Rights' Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications Springer International Publishing 179-198 , DOI
(2020) 'Tackling Teen Sexting—Policing Challenges When Society and Technology Outpace Legislation' Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications Springer International Publishing 157-177 , DOI
(2017) 'Cyberbullying and Peer-Oriented Online Abuse' Online Risk to Children John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 37-54 , DOI
(2014) 'Rural connectivity and older people’s leisure participation' in Hennessy CH; Means R; Burholt V Countryside connections: Older people, community and place in rural Britain Bristol The Policy Press
Conference Papers
(2012) 'Agreeing on and controlling service levels in service-oriented architectures' 267-270
(2012) 'Economic Efficiency Control on Data Centre Resources in Heterogeneous Cost Scenarios' 675-679
(2011) 'Information demand model for software unit reuse' 32-39
(2011) 'Reusable software units integration knowledge in a distributed development environment' 24-35
(2011) 'Reuseable software unit knowledge for device deployment' 314-321
(2010) 'Device services as reusable units of modelling in a service-oriented environment - An analysis case study' 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2010) 7-/-0/20107-/-0/2010IEEE , DOI
(2010) 'Finding Reusable Units of Modelling - an Ontology Approach' 377-386
(2010) 'Quantitative and Qualitative Description of the Consumer to Provider Relation in the Context of Utility Computing' 335-344
(2009) 'Risk Culture Influences in Internet Safety and Security' Lulu. com 61-61
(2009) 'UTILITY COMPUTING SIMULATION' 175-+
(2008) '"Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make, I'Ll Be Watching You:"The Social Impact Of Surveillance Technology' 81-88
(2008) 'Inside coherence: Concept for a non-linear elearning solution' 223-233
(2007) 'Personal privacy threats: A taxonomy for risk assessment' 264-272
(2007) 'Vulnerable groups and the impact of technology upon personal privacy' 55-66
(2006) 'Fitting extended blended learning and multi-dimensional-personalization into learning management systems' 393-400
(2006) 'Non-linear extended blended learning' 377-384
(2006) 'Personal privacy: Exploitation or control through technology' 269-276
(2005) 'Issues in implementing service oriented architectures' 343-350
(2005) 'Intrusion detection via behavioural profiling on mobile and wireless networked devices' 67-71
(2004) 'Multi-dimensional-personalisation for location and interest-based recommendation' 379-385 , DOI
(1998) 'Mobility considerations for integrated telecommunications service environments' 101-105
(1997) 'Network Resource Adaptation in the DOLMEN Service Machine' 25-34
'Behavioural Profiling for Impostor Detection in Mobile Networks' Academic Conferences Limited 334-334
Reports
Recent Reports for Government, NGOs, Charities and Organisations
“Online Peer on Peer Abuse – A national survey of Headteachers and Safeguarding Leeds in England and Scotland”. A Phippen, E Bond, K Tyrell. Report written for the Marie Collins Foundation
“Young People, Internet Use and Wellbeing – Upset” report written for the South West Grid for Learning Trust. June 2018
“Young People, Internet Use and Wellbeing – Screen Time” report written for the South West Grid for Learning Trust. March 2018
“Young People and Sexting – Attitudes and Behaviours Research Findings from the UK, New Zealand and Australia”. Report co-authored with UK Safer Internet Centre, Office of the Australian eSafety Commissioner and Netsafe New Zealand. November 2017.
“Online Safety Policy and Practice in Wales 2016-2017”. Report for the Welsh Government. November 2017.
“Online Safety Policy and Practice in UK Schools 2016-2017”. Report for UK Safer Internet Centre/UK Council for Child Internet Safety, November 2017.
Review of Online Safety Practice and Policy in Southampton Schools. Reported prepared for Southampton LSCB, April 2017.
Online Safety Policy and Practice in UK Schools 2015-2016. Report for UK Safer Internet Centre/UK Council for Child Internet Safety, October 2016.
Bond, E & Phippen, A (2014) The Children’s workforce across England is ill informed to meet the needs of child victims of online abuse. Marie Collins Foundation, Plymouth University and University Campus of Suffolk.
“Parents, Schools and the Digital Divide”. Phippen, A. Report for AVG Technologies, March 2013.
Personal
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
Recent Evidence of Esteem and Impact
“Rights and Responsibilities in theDigital World”. Webinar for the British Computer Society. June 2018.
“Revenge Pornography – Issues and Legislation”– Keynote. Virtual Violence Conference, Ipswich, May 2018
“Nudes, Dick Pics, and Jeremy Hunt” – SWSexual Health Conference, Taunton, April 2018
“Online Safety or Online Resilience?”.Keynote for Birmingham University Institute of Mental Health seminar on onlinewellbeing. April 2018.
“Peer on Peer Abuse and Implications forLegislation.” Keynote Address, NOTA Ireland, Dublin. June 2017.
“Online Safety in the Curriculum”.Keynote. Methodist Independent Schools Trust. London June 2017.
“Why Online Safety Isn’t Working”. RoyalCollege of Paediatrics, Nottingham University. October 2017.
“Online Safety Isn’t Working. PrincipalEducational Psychologists Conference. New Forest. May 2017
“Online Child Abuse”, Cornwall LSCBConference, Wadebridge, April 2017
“Safe Children? Moving the Conversationon in Online Safety’. Keynote. Blurring Boundaries Conference, SuffolkUniversity, February 2018.
“Online Safety or Online Resilience?”.Keynote. NSPCC Online Safety Conference. Leicester February 2018.
“Peer on Peer Abuse and LegislativeChallenges”. Interpol Crimes Against Children Conference. Lyon November 2017.
"Youth Produced Images – Stop CriminalisingChildren”. National Crime Agency Peer on Peer Abuse Conference, October 2017.
“Managing Millennials’ Digital Behaviourin the Workplace”. Society for Compliance and Ethics. March 2016.
“Online Grooming and Peer Issues”.Farrer & Co, March 2016
“Peer Abuse and Safety Policy”. CornwallCouncil. March 2016.
“Online Safety or Digital Wellbeing?”.Headstart Cornwall Conference February 2016.
“Child Sexual Exploitation – Issues ofPeer Abuse”. NSPCC. September 2015
“Sexting – Behaviours, Legislation andProtection”. Farrer & Co, Arpil 2015.
Additional information
Media experience with press, radio and television
Recent media coverage in BBC Radio 4, BBC3, Sky News, ITV Westcountry, Spotlight, BBC Radio Devon, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Mail, The Sun, The Mirror, Western Morning News, Plymouth Evening Herald,