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Former mobile-biz lobbyist Wheeler to become top US frequency cop

FCC boss needs to be auctioneer and priest, too

1 May 17:27

US Labor Dept website serving malware to innocent visitors

Blag bears signature of notorious Chinese DeepPanda

1 May 16:27

Google 'will be pulled back in front of MPs' on its UK tax affairs

London Googlers 'aren't sales people', claims ad giant

1 May 11:59

Red faces as Pentagon leases Chinese satellite

It's ok, we've added 'additional transmission security'

1 May 04:04

Brits on benefits: 'Dole office site only works on PCs over 10 YEARS OLD'

UK.gov snubs blind, disabled and pensioners

30 Apr 12:44

How Google lost the trust of Europe’s data protection authorities

Opinion The days of teensy fines may be over for Mountain View

29 Apr 09:36

Pirate Party wins seats in Icelandic election

Three MPs to free MP3s

29 Apr 04:49

Chinese cops shutter PRC's biggest pirate movie site

Symbolic move but country remains an IP Wild West

29 Apr 04:22

Australian Bureau of Statistics denies hacking report

A login isn't a 'hack' states stat specialist

29 Apr 04:18

Hunt on NHS data sharing: Obviously we HAVE TO let people opt out

Patients who've already said no will be safeguarded... How? Who knows

26 Apr 10:25

Google report shows record rise in government takedown requests

Politicians can dish it out but can't take it

25 Apr 18:38

Smug Red Hat buoyed by UK gov's open-source three-line-whip

Sir Humphreys gobble Linux subscriptions, we're told

The Channel 25 Apr 13:24

Google's Euro antitrust offer: Fine! We'll link to our search rivals

Competitors have a month to mull 'half-hearted' deal

25 Apr 10:59

Alibaba and the thwarted thieves: Cops, bazaar to tackle China's piracy

Magic carpet of tat pulled from under counterfeiters

25 Apr 10:40

Nick Clegg: Snooper's Charter 'isn't going to happen'

Updated Not 'while Lib Dems remain in government', anyhow

25 Apr 09:16

UK.gov coughed over £2 MEELLION in data breach fines in the past year

Overall fines have TRIPLED from the previous year

25 Apr 08:07

Bogus gov online test tells people on dole they're just SO employable

'Devised by sinister US TORTURE PROF' yells angry blogger

25 Apr 06:04

UK gov's troll-finder general says he's hanging up his axe

Prosecution chief will quit after finishing web abuse playbook

24 Apr 14:04

TPG might bid for spectrum: reports

Junior telco dons the 'red underpants'

23 Apr 23:29

Google's teeny UK tax bill 'just not right', thunders senior MP

Hodge on Schmidt: Aiding the economy and paying corp tax is NOT an 'either/or'

23 Apr 11:09

Privacy crusaders: ISPs in 'conspiracy of silence' over Snoop Charter

They're keeping negotiations with gov PRIVATE!

23 Apr 10:28

New poll says Assange could win Australian Senate seat

26 per cent of Aussies “likely” to vote for Leaker-In-Chief

23 Apr 00:34

EC sends antitrust complaint to smart chip cartel suspects

Fireside chat fails to satisfy

22 Apr 13:36

ICO probes Home Office refusal to reveal Snooper's Charter details

Data watchdog demands answers about Orwellian-sounding Request Filter

22 Apr 11:38

How to save UK's open data: Meet the 'Fair Value Licence'

Comment Data hippies! Stop singing Kumbaya and get real

19 Apr 15:32

Euro states stick fingers in ears to Huawei, ZTE tech 'dump' claims

La, la, la. We can't hear you

19 Apr 13:32

ZTE ejects from Iran as Feds probe spy-tech export claims

Chinese telecoms dragon wants to keep US sweet

19 Apr 10:19

The fast-growing energy source set to replace oil: Yes, it's COAL

Renewables have had virtually no effect on CO2 emissions

19 Apr 05:03

NBN Co still on budget, CEO claims

Won't cost $AU90 billion

19 Apr 01:47

US House of Representatives passes CISPA by 288-127

Co-sponsor dismisses opponents as '14 year-olds tweeting'

18 Apr 18:55

White House threatens to veto redrafted Cyber Intelligence act

Still too evil, insist presidential viziers

17 Apr 18:04

US Justice Department pushes for fairer spectrum auctions

Giants shouldn't be allowed to hoard spectrum to lock out rivals

17 Apr 16:17

EU trade chief looks to reboot anti-dumping case against Huawei, ZTE

Commission looks to ministers after firms refuse to complain

17 Apr 10:28

CISPA cybersecurity legislation vote due in next 48 hours

All your data are belong to us

16 Apr 19:16

Ex-hacker leaves Pentagon's TOP-SECRET war boffins for Google

What will he do? We don't know - it's a secret

16 Apr 13:59

Will Google's rivals swallow the 'labelling remedy' pill?

Analysis Web giant's in Europe now, where complainants count

16 Apr 06:29

Google's 'power to switch off the lights in Europe' has 'chilling effect' - rivals

Competitors demand cosy negotiation texts from antitrust commish

15 Apr 13:39

Ban drones taking snaps of homes, rages Google boss... That's HIS job, right?

Damn it, we're gonna need a new irony detector

15 Apr 10:31

Thatcher’s data protection legacy: Just fill out this 16-page form

Comment From 'the least of Blighty's worries' to vital, essential right

15 Apr 08:57

Google preps for Brussels wrist-slap

'Say ouch like you mean it!'

15 Apr 02:23

Geolocation tech to save 60 Londoners from being run over next year

Look out there's an accident hotspot just ther - Aarghh

12 Apr 08:19

'North Korea Has Launched a Missile' tweet sent by mistake

Red faces at Yokahama city government after slip of the mouse

12 Apr 05:24

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