Irish Examiner View: Broadband a hostage to fortune

The Covid-19 crisis may irrevocably change the way we work. Photo: Rollingnews

Even if the video-conferencing app Zoom is under scrutiny by New York’s attorney general for its data privacy and security practices it has made a valuable contribution to allowing millions of people work from home during this crisis.

Just as the value of such apps is appreciated as never before so too is the realisation that today’s world simply could not function without good broadband. We are absolutely dependent on being connected 24/7/365.