Launched by the Oxford Internet Institute in 2003, OxIS has become an authoritative source of information about Internet access, use and attitudes - and the difference this makes for everyday life - in Britain. Areas covered include: digital and social inclusion and exclusion; regulation and...

After years of collective indecision, Britain shifted to become a full participant in an increasingly networked world; supporting the diffusion of the Internet, broadband access, and its use for an increasingly wide range of activities. This paper compares Britain with other European nations and...

This article investigates patterns of reasons for digital disengagement of British adults. It adds a psychological dimension to research that is mostly sociological in nature in trying to separate out explanations for disengaging from the Internet by choice or by forced exclusion. The analysis...

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in how uptake and use of the Internet by individuals is influenced by other members of the same household. Nevertheless, the relationships between the use of the Internet by young people and adults in the same household are complex, multifaceted...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine predictors (personality, belief systems, expertise and response time) of detecting online romance scams. Design/methodology/approach: The online study asked 261 participants to rate whether a profile was a scam or a genuine profile. Participants were also...

Purpose: This paper aims to develop a theoretical framework to predict susceptibility to cyber-fraud victimhood. Design/methodology/approach: A survey was constructed to examine whether personality, socio-demographic characteristics and online routine activities predicted one-off and repeat...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to gain in-depth understandings of the stages involved in the case of a romance scam victim who was unknowingly used as a drug mule. The work compares this case with established research in this field. It also seeks to learn more about the strategies used...