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Lisa Pollack

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Lisa Pollack is the Head of New Projects for FT.com, working on digital developments across the website. She has worked on the creation of fastFT, the redesign of reader comments, the introduction of email alerts for authors’ articles, and the web news service FT Antenna. In September 2014, she started writing a fortnightly Notebook column.

Lisa joined the FT in 2011 as a reporter for the financial markets blog, Alphaville. She wrote about credit derivatives, tax, regulation and accounting, while also leading the site through a redesign.

Lisa Pollack is the Head of New Projects for FT.com, working on digital developments across the website. She has worked on the creation of fastFT, the redesign of reader comments, the introduction of email alerts for authors’ articles, and the web news service FT Antenna. In September 2014, she started writing a fortnightly Notebook column.

Lisa joined the FT in 2011 as a reporter for the financial markets blog, Alphaville. She wrote about credit derivatives, tax, regulation and accounting, while also leading the site through a redesign.

Email Lisa Pollack @LSPollack
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Hacking has an image problem

Notebook: Security breaches rely on users, like Clinton’s aide, making mistakes

Lisa Pollack

November 8, 2016 1:22 pm
Cyber Security

Stolen innocence in a world of corporate passwords

What was once considered secure is now vulnerable

Lisa Pollack

October 25, 2016 3:16 pm
Cyber Security

Quiz: Which password is more secure?

Large scale data breaches are increasing the vulnerability of our online accounts

October 12, 2016 12:20 pm
Cyber Security

Your passwords are a lot more vulnerable than you think

Notebook: Breaches allow hackers to know us better than we know ourselves

Lisa Pollack

October 12, 2016 4:01 am
Innovation

Computer code neglect costs organisations dear

Imagine changing the front door lock and causing a fuse to blow in the kitchen

Lisa Pollack

September 27, 2016 12:29 pm
Pensions crisis

The corporate quiz should pay attention to pensions

Companies concerned with staff welfare should test for comprehension on retirement savings

Lisa Pollack

September 13, 2016 4:42 pm
Gig Economy

Feeling uber-guilty for using Uber

There is a frustrating absence of advice for consumers using gig economy services

Lisa Pollack

August 30, 2016 4:19 pm
FT Magazine

The great holiday fantasy: I could so move to this cabin

‘I first spotted it, my future home, when I pulled over midway through a day’s drive’

Lisa Pollack

August 19, 2016 4:31 am
Social Media

Ageing out of the 25-34 bracket, one app at a time

With an overabundance of apps and tools, tiring of technology will become a milestone as we age

Lisa Pollack

August 16, 2016 4:20 pm
FT Magazine

Online messaging: behind the ‘seens’

‘Sorry for not replying earlier, I was eating, breathing and downloading panda gifs’

Lisa Pollack

August 4, 2016 10:12 am
Microsoft Corp

Spreadsheet tools to help everyone escape from the cell

Developments in software have the potential to bridge the gap in digital skills

Lisa Pollack

July 19, 2016 2:20 pm
Brexit

I’m done talking about Brexit for today

In the aftermath of the EU referendum, we’ll have to get better at dealing with it, and each other

Lisa Pollack

July 5, 2016 12:53 pm
Mobile payments

A crusade for better contactless card etiquette

Guidelines are routinely ignored as payment method grows

Lisa Pollack

June 20, 2016 3:39 pm
Brexit

Brexit — Immigration top tips for Brits and Europeans

How to manage new restrictions in the event of an Out vote

Lisa Pollack

June 7, 2016 4:31 am
Tech start-ups

Zombies, Run! – jogging with the living dead

Join a fight for the survival of humanity while out for a run

Personal Technology

June 2, 2016 1:01 pm
UK immigration

Q&A: The Leave campaign’s immigration proposals

How an Australian-style, points-based system differs from what the UK has now

June 2, 2016 12:05 pm
Facebook

A Facebook feature could sway voting in the EU referendum

The power of the site’s ‘voter megaphone’ could influence the result of a tight race

Lisa Pollack

May 24, 2016 2:33 pm
Data protection

What is the price for your personal digital dataset?

Regulation and privacy preferences give an opening to help us become agents of our own information

Lisa Pollack

May 10, 2016 3:22 pm
Internet privacy

Where and when you open an email is no secret

Disclosure and awareness of tracking software is sorely lacking

Lisa Pollack

April 26, 2016 1:32 pm
Bernie Sanders

How Reddit has boosted Bernie Sanders’ US campaign

Clinton fails to win the web and her unpopularity online with the under-30s may come to cost her

Lisa Pollack

March 29, 2016 4:46 pm
Japan Economy

The legacy of the Japanese salaryman

Changes to the old structure for labour have led to social inequalities that will be hard to unpick

Lisa Pollack

March 15, 2016 5:35 am
Columnists

Notebook: JPMorgan’s $6.2bn lesson in organisational failings

The Bruno Iksil letter reminds us that the bank’s 2012 derivatives losses were a team-wide blunder

Lisa Pollack

March 1, 2016 3:49 pm
UK Inequality

Cohabiting couples need rights too

The misconception that protections exist for those who live together leads to some sad cases

Lisa Pollack

February 16, 2016 5:42 pm
Columnists

Annoying IT policies may exacerbate risks from within

To secure systems employers must weigh the hazards posed by employees against the danger of revolt

Lisa Pollack

February 2, 2016 5:15 am
Social Media

Sorry, kids, all the good usernames are gone

Future generations face a shortage of memorable online identities

Lisa Pollack

January 19, 2016 11:41 am
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