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…
Facebook pays for sexism backlash from advertisers
Tens of thousands of protesters are demanding tougher action from Facebook over posts that they claim degrade women.More than 50,000 have tweeted in support of…
“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…
BBC writes off £98 million digital project
The BBC has written off a £98 million digital production system- which it’s director general said had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’…
Sally Bercow’s Lord McAlpine tweet was libel
A tweet published by Sally Bercow about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court has ruled. Amid widespread speculation about his identity, she…
Apple global tax avoiders- Senate committee
A US Senate committee said Apple had used “a complex web of offshore entities” to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. The US Senate…
Yahoo to buy Tumblr for £723 million
Yahoo has agreed a deal to buy the blogging service Tumblr for £723 million ($1.1 billion). Yahoo’s chief executive Marissa Mayer said that as part…