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Foundem urges Brussels: REJECT Google's search biz offer

Argues some tweaks make it even more anti-competitive

Government 14 May 12:05

'WikiLeaks of financial data' prompts worldwide hunt for tax evaders

'We’re coming after you' - taxman warns

Government 14 May 11:44

BSA targets Indonesian pirates

Thar be treasure...

Law 14 May 05:08

India to battle Maoists with more mobiles

Tower-building project will boost coverage in leftist-controlled regions

Government 14 May 04:18

France weighing 'culture tax' on phones, slabs, PCs, TVs

'It's necessary to close loopholes to restore fairness'

Government 13 May 22:03

United Nations: 'Overpopulated Earth? Time to EAT BUGS'

Or feed them to cattle, pigs, chickens, and fish, then eat them

Policy 13 May 20:12

UK.gov blows a fuse at smart meter stall, sets new 2020 deadline

And once that meter is in, it'll never come out

Government 13 May 15:59

Brits' phone tracking, web history touted to cops: The TRUTH

Analysis What's inside the info on 27 million punters up for sale

Law 13 May 13:29

MI5 spymasters axe intel database upgrade, pour '£90m' down drain

Double-oh-eight-figure-failure

Government 13 May 11:18

What freetard are you: Justified, transgressor or just honest?

Analysis Ofcom has you pigeonholed

Government 13 May 09:26

Charity chief: Get with it, gov - kids shouldn't have to write by hand

It's all about BYOD in your exams, kiddies

Government 11 May 09:19

Elon Musk and PayPal chum quit Zuckerberg's immigration gang

Couldn't stomach Fwd.us' political tactics

Policy 11 May 00:14

Rules, shmules: Fliers leaving devices switched on in droves

Nearly a third of passengers 'forget' to power down

Policy 10 May 19:25

Unlocking Technology Act plans to let freedom ring for devices

Bipartisan legislation submitted to the House

Government 10 May 19:18

UK MPs tell Google: Get back here and bring your auditors with you

Choc Factory and E&Y to be hauled in front of PAC next week

Government 10 May 12:04

Identity cards: How Labour lost power in a case of mistaken ID

Book extract Harman: 'Who is this Chris Huhne?'

Government 10 May 09:58

German govt DUMPS 170 NEW PCs riddled with Conficker

Got €57,000 to spare? Natürlich

Government 10 May 07:58

Obama orders gov data must be 'open and machine-readable'

Get busy, US government IT folk, you've got six months to show progress

Policy 10 May 06:19

India joins list of nations vetting Huawei, ZTE

Report says new lab will test all “foreign” telecom kit

Government 10 May 02:04

Apple wins documents fight with Google in Samsung case

Judge sees 'irony' in Google's claim that searching for docs is 'burdensome'

Law 10 May 00:23

3D printed gun plans pulled after US State Department objects

Predictable political panic ignores reality

Policy 9 May 23:08

Israeli activists tell Hawking to yank his Intel chips over Palestine

Spokeswoman calls professor a hypocrite over his chip choice

Policy 9 May 20:50

Ban Samsung sales in the US? Sorry, Apple: Tech titans say 'No'

All except Nokia, that is

Law 9 May 19:58

Brit unis get £7.5m of taxpayers' cash for cybersecurity PhDs

22 scholarships at Oxford and Royal Holloway up for grabs

Government 9 May 14:32

Syrian net access falls down some stairs, doing OK now

Assad regime blames cable fire. No one believes them

Government 9 May 09:28

Snoopers' charter rests in shallow grave - likely to rise again

Analysis The zombie eyes have it

Government 9 May 08:34

New Zealand to bar software patents, again

New legislation closes loophole, makes it plain Kiwis won't patent code

Policy 9 May 05:32

Malaysian election sparks web blocking/DDoS claims

Rights groups, security firms, opposition leaders cry foul

Government 9 May 05:26

Thai PM's site defaced with smutty abuse

Shinawatra accused of being worst PM EVER!

Government 9 May 03:46

Queen's Speech: 'Problem of matching IP addresses' to be probed

Theresa May's proposed Snooper's Charter absent from law-making programme

Government 8 May 11:38

India introduces Central Monitoring System

Phone calls, texts, emails and even social media all now snoopable

Policy 8 May 04:04

FTTN cabinet survives Kiwi car crash

Update Malcolm Turnbull's FTTN NBN plan now proven to be physically robust

Policy 8 May 02:53

Net darkness in Syria

Traffic drops to zero reports Google, Umbrella Security

Government 8 May 01:34

Senate passes Marketplace Fairness Act by wide margin

Internet taxes for all ... maybe

Government 7 May 21:47

Watchdog: Y'know what Bitcoin really needs? A REGULATOR!

US derivatives commission mulls rules for e-cash

Law 7 May 15:57

How did something so small and pink cause so much trouble?

Book extract Mancunians' devastating verdict after brief ID card trial

Government 7 May 09:04

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