How to protect yourself from snoopers
Now that the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 AKA Snooper’s Charter – is law, how can you protect yourself from government snoopers? The new law forces…
Wearable tech giving sports teams winning ways
Wearable technology is playing a growing role in sport all over the world. Ftom the UK’s football Premier League, to Aussie Rules Football, the first…
Bank of England probes payment system crash
The Bank of England has launched an official probe after a key payment system that transfers billions of pounds between banks was suspended. The technical…
Google v Amazon- rivalry grows
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said the firm’s biggest rival in online search is Amazon. Mr Schmidt fought back at claims that Google enjoyed unrivalled…
Is oil price crash secret US war on Russia?
Lower oil prices- leading to falling petrol prices have been great for Western consumers but are they also a secret US weapon against Russia? That’s…
Online sales in UK now £1 in every £8 spent
According to the Financial Times the UK leads the world in our takeup of online sales as roughly £1 in every £8 spent is now…
Online terms and conditions- are they so big they are unenforceable?
As many online companies’ terms and conditions are now being bigger than Shakespeare’s Hamlet- could it be that “unfair” clauses in agreements are unenforecable? 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…
Cern to recreate first web pages
A team at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has launched a project to re-create the first web page.The aim is to preserve the…