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NSA in new SHOCK 'can see public data' SCANDAL!

What you say on Twitter doesn't stay on Twitter
Richard Chirgwin, 30 Sep 01:56

EU move to standardise phone chargers is bad news for Apple

Faster than a speeding glacier but still more powerful than Lightning
Richard Chirgwin, 29 Sep 22:26

US regulators seek public input on plan to investigate patent trolls

Will actually start investigating annnnnyyyy day now
Neil McAllister, 28 Sep 00:52

Microsoft keeps Skype content safe from police data slurping - for now

Second transparency report shows slight increase in data requests
Jack Clark, 27 Sep 21:08

Online bookies must keep punters' cash in separate account

But Gambling Commish rules won't save bettors if firms go belly-up
OUT-LAW.COM, 27 Sep 08:03

30 years on: The day a computer glitch nearly caused World War III

How Russian hero Stanislav Petrov stopped the Cold War turning hot
Iain Thomson, 27 Sep 00:10

US House Republicans: 'End net neutrality or no debt ceiling deal' – report

Leaked document reveals a shedload of anti-Obama demands
Rik Myslewski, 26 Sep 22:58

Google's boffins branded 'unacceptably ineffective' at tackling web piracy

Analysis 'Not beyond wit' to block rip-offs say MPs demanding copyright safeguards
Andrew Orlowski, 26 Sep 10:38

Regretful selfie-snapping vixens, lads to get shame-hiding digital burqas

Power to disappear embarrassing pics, vids ... but not permanently
Jasper Hamill, 26 Sep 07:31

China's lifting of internet blockade denied by state media

Party mouthpiece says Great Firewall will stay in Shanghai zone
Phil Muncaster, 26 Sep 05:30

Highways Agency tracks Brits' every move by their mobes: THE TRUTH

We better go back to just scanning everyone's number-plates, then?
Bill Ray, 25 Sep 11:03

How long will the next NBN Co board last?

Zero tolerance for delays means new board members are headed for a hot seat
Richard Chirgwin, 25 Sep 04:30

Medical apps to come under FDA scrutiny

Accidentally killed the user? There's an app for that
Richard Chirgwin, 24 Sep 22:34

LinkedIn fires back against 'hack-and-spam' US class-action sue bomb

Plaintiffs allege Facebook-for-suits violated federal wiretap law, California privacy rules
John Leyden, 24 Sep 07:04
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China ready to unblock access to Facebook, Twitter et al

Will only unbrick Great Firewall in Shanghai trade zone, say reports
Phil Muncaster, 24 Sep 06:31

Opinion

How long will the next NBN Co board last?

Zero tolerance for delays means new board members are headed for a hot seat
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Australia votes and Vulture South picks the flesh off tech policy

The juiciest piece of all is the heart and whoever wins, Australia's will be broken
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£250k fine for dumping council workers' files in Tesco bins, er, binned

Comment But does this mean a change to ICO enforcement policy? Legal bod investigates

Oz retailers crying wolf over incomplete data

ABS says six billions dollars' worth of something arrives here each year
Richard Chirgwin, 26 Aug 21:04

News

Report says PRISM snooped on India's space, nuclear programs

New Snowden doc details extensive NSA surveillance of 'ally' India
Phil Muncaster, 24 Sep 06:28

Great Britain rebuilt - in Minecraft: Intern reveals 22-BEEELLION block map

Cunning Ordnance Survey bod spent the summer bricking it
Richard Chirgwin, 24 Sep 05:56

F-16 fighter converted to drone

Pilotless plane used for target practice
Simon Sharwood, 24 Sep 05:30

Firms fined $350,000 after yogurt sting uncovers review rigging

Some SEO companies, online reviews are dodgy – who knew?
Iain Thomson, 24 Sep 00:23

New digital curriculum draft softens CompSci emphasis

Course outline for Oz kids has less coding, more detail
Simon Sharwood, 23 Sep 20:53

Michael Gove: C'mon kids, quit sexting – send love poems instead

S.W.A.L.K.: Education secretary plugs mate's app
Kelly Fiveash, 23 Sep 10:43

The target: 25% of UK gov IT from small biz... The reality: Not even close

Proud mandarins ignoring Cabinet Office's master plan, note MPs
Paul Kunert, 23 Sep 08:28

Launchpads, catapults... what a load of - WAIT, there's £15m for grabs?

Comment Quango sprinkles cash on games, animation and trendy meeja types
Andrew Orlowski, 23 Sep 07:29

ENTIRE NBN BOARD offers to walk the plank: report

Directors take nuclear option so Turnbull can do likewise
Richard Chirgwin, 22 Sep 23:16

Latest Snowden reveal: It was GCHQ that hacked Belgian telco giant

Cheltenham-in-the-middle attack against roaming smartphone convos
John Leyden, 20 Sep 13:59

Ex-BT boss bags £9 MILLION bye-bye bundle, moves to key gov post

Lord Livingston given 2.6 million company shares
Kelly Fiveash, 20 Sep 13:39
Houses of Parliament in night-time

MPs: This paperless health service plan isn't worth the paper it isn't written on

Dumped patient record system spunked £10bn up the wall
Kelly Fiveash, 18 Sep 11:17
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China's 'Big Vs' disown selves online to avoid new gossip laws

Weibo celebs seek anonymity as police round up on rumour-mongers
Phil Muncaster, 18 Sep 05:30

LinkedIn joins Yahoo!, Google in squeezing gov for NSA request info

Dear [REDACTED]: Spies have [REDACTED] your profile

NSA spooks tooled up with zero-day PC security exploits from the FRENCH

Cheese-eating surrender monkeys America's 'closest ally' biz revealed in FOI dump
John Leyden, 17 Sep 11:08
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Anti-drone bods haul MoD to court over SECRET KILLER ROBOTS

Campaigners on mission to expose data on UK drone strikes in Afghanistan
Jasper Hamill, 17 Sep 07:33
australia

Australia ponders 160,000-seat ERP possibilities

'Transformational, progressive approach to government business architecture' sought
Simon Sharwood, 17 Sep 06:42