Kieren McCarthy is a British journalist, author, and policymaker specializing in internet governance and technology. He has contributed to various publications, including The Guardian, New Scientist, The Independent, and The Daily Mail.
Kieren is also active in local politics as the Data Officer for the Wandsworth Liberal Democrats. He maintains a personal blog at kierenmccarthy.co.uk, where he shares insights on technology and internet policy.
In 2007, he authored the book Sex.com, detailing the legal battle over the domain name. He holds an M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with Management and French from Nottingham University, earned in 1997.
He is known for his critical perspective on internet oversight organizations and continues to contribute to discussions on internet policy and governance.
The Global Signal Exchange has been set up because of the sheer scale, size and speed of online frauds. Online scams and fraud have become a global crisis, costing individuals, businesses, and governments billions of dollars annually. Their significance can be assessed through various lenses, including economic impact, societal consequences, technological challenges, and legal responses.
The Global Signal Exchange (GSE) is an initiative launched in October 2024 through a collaboration between Google, the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), and the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF). This platform aims to serve as a centralised clearinghouse for data on online scams and fraudulent activities, enhancing the sharing of abuse signals to facilitate faster identification and disruption of such threats across various sectors and services.
There are a wide range of global signal exchanges in place across the world ranging from internet networks to financial services to cybersecurity, scientific research and sensor systems.
