France warns Snowden bugging claims will damage EU- USA relationship
French President Francois Hollande has said allegations that the US bugged European embassies could threaten a huge planned EU-US trade deal.He said there could be…
UK under cyberspace attack warns GCHQ
The UK is under daily attack in cyberspace according to British intelligence. Britain is seeing about 70 sophisticated cyber espionage operations a month against government…
Google given another data deletion notice
Google has been given another 35 days to delete the remaining data it “mistakenly collected” while taking pictures for its Street View service, or face…
Warning over hacked webcams
Webcams should be covered when not in use because hackers could be using them to spy on people a charity has warned.Childnet International says webcams…
US snoopers program PRISM- more information leaking out
News that the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) has been snooping into the phone records of Verizon customers quickly escalated into reports that it…
US govt has been spying for years on us
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been tracking the phone calls, emails and posts of millions of people for years it has been revealed. The…
Police to target pirate copyright websites
The City of London Police has started contacting websites it believes are profiting by breaking copyright laws. The police and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau…
Blind Federation criticises website security tests
The National Federation for the Blind says its members are unable to sign an e-petition calling for printed material to be more accessible to the…
“Free” computers are creating a very expensive society
While people are created equal, computers are not. When people share information freely, those who own the best computers benefit in ways that impoverish everyone…
Your email account hacked? Heres what to do
Your email account did not accepting your password- or a friend wants to know why you are sending out emails with nothing in it, but…