Google faces new data privacy investigation
Google is to be reinvestigated over new claims that it deliberately collected personal data, including emails and passwords, while it was capturing images for its…
US cyberwars linked to Stuxnet and Flame bugs
In the past week or so a rubicon has been crossed with the apparent confirmation that the USA was behind the Stuxnet attacks on Iran’s…
LinkedIn passwords hacked
The LinkedIn website has confirmed that six million of its members’ passwords have been “compromised” and have been leaked onto the internet.Hackers have posted a…
Diamond Jubilee is reminder that stamina overcomes sprints
Congratulations to HRH Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee- and 60 glorious years on the throne.The millions of people who turned out to watch…
New cookies data law kicks in
From yesterday UK websites must obtain “informed consent” from visitors before saving a cookie file on a visitor’s machine.Cookies are small text files that allow…
Arise Sir Jonathan Ive- Apple’s chief designer
Sir Jonathan Ive- Apple’s chief designer was knighted this week.Sir Jonathan was knighted for his services to design and enterprise. Sir Jonathan has been behind…
Facebook- you win some, you lose some
The rise- and more importantly the fall of Facebook’s share price continues.The finances of Mark Zuckerberg- the founder of Facebook Inc have undergone a bit…
Waterstones teams up with Amazon’s to sell Kindle book reader
In a surprising development UK bookseller Waterstones is to sell Amazon’s Kindle book reader.Only last week we posted in Digital book sales increase by 54pc…
Facebook shares- good value or over hyped tech floatation?
On the day that Facebook is floated I was asked whether they represent good value or are they another over hyped technology company.In particular I…
eBay sales targeted by HMRC tax evasion
Online eBay sales traders are the latest group to be targeted by the HMRC against tax evasion.People who trade on websites such as eBay have…