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China not demolishing Green Dam

Censorware not going anywhere after all

2 Jul 10:51

Hotmail hack blamed for exposing extra-marital governor frolics

Mucky affair mails leaked by prurient hacker?

30 Jun 12:13

Masked passwords must go

'Shoulder surfing is largely a phantom problem'

30 Jun 08:06

Britney Spears dead hacked

TwitPic exploit suspected in celeb fake obit assault

29 Jun 10:14

Titsup airport express lane biz may pawn flyer data

If the feds Clear it

27 Jun 05:07

DHS killing satellite self-spying program

Space cops 'not an urgent issue'

23 Jun 17:09

US city ends FaceSpaceGooHoo log-in grab

Bozeman bows

22 Jun 23:12

Facebook tackles potent click fraud scam

Disgruntled advertisers turn anti-social

22 Jun 12:25

US net nanny ratchets Chinese censorware spat

Stall the PC makers. Then sue

19 Jun 22:42

Samsung demos OLED security card

Powered by an RFID reader?

Reg Hardware 19 Jun 16:04

Canadian bill forces personal data from ISPs sans warrant

Requires police intercept hardware

18 Jun 23:49

Johnson shuffle returns ID cards to the table

U-turn ahoy?

15 Jun 08:58

Millions opted into UK mobile phone directory

Are you one of them?

9 Jun 10:17

ContactPoint offers tokens for access

Restricted to three government departments, 100 local authorities

9 Jun 09:39

Last.fm phish strikes a bum note

Crooks tune in to net unwary

8 Jun 14:04

Twitter fights celeb imposters with Verified Account scheme

Attempt to kybosh 'Kanye' and stymie 'Spector'

8 Jun 10:17

MP 'devastated' over Facebook profile hack

'Outlawed from cyberspace and unable to communicate with my cyber friends'

1 Jun 10:38

Judge throws the book at phishing fraudster

100 months of solitude

28 May 23:20

Lost laptop exposes thousands of pension records

Exclusive Quest to free all world's imprisoned data continues

28 May 13:45

Dutch cat skinner publishes critics' personal details

Kitty handbag artist tracks hatemailers across cyberspace

28 May 10:34

Fraud guardian uses 'unfair business practices', Judge rules

LifeLock encroaches on Experian operation

27 May 20:49

Scrubbed geo-location data not so anonymous after all

Your commute = your fingerprint

21 May 19:17

Undead deleted photos linger on social networking websites

We're coming to embarrass you, Barbara!

21 May 10:21

'Chief whip' tweet suggests early general election

Excites credulous blogosphere regardless of veracity

20 May 15:00

Facebook users warned over renewed phishing assault

As Gray Lady's fashion blog gets pwned

15 May 15:38

Expenses row MPs warned to change cash card PINs

This Bank of Taxpayer cash machine is now closed

14 May 11:01

Europe calls for rules on RFID chips

Reding outlines responsibilities for companies

12 May 14:11

ICO acts on student privacy breach

Slapped wrist for Manchester Uni

30 Apr 08:36

Anonymity proves grey area for IDScan

Redacted 'fake' card details exposed on website

27 Apr 11:07

GPS, swipe cards to monitor Welsh school kids

We know what you're doing at the back, boyo

23 Apr 11:40

€25k for an old Nokia handset?

Scammers pay through the nose for old tech

21 Apr 13:42

Rail union ballots for strike over fingerprints

Hands off our dabs

20 Apr 05:02

Spam spurt fuelled by booming underground economy

Junk mail trebles as crooks barter for IDs

14 Apr 11:09

UK.gov delays new data breach powers

ICO still waiting for teeth

9 Apr 14:19

P2P eavesdrop 'guilt by association attack' developed

Free BitTorrent countermeasure released

9 Apr 10:31

Summary care records - you might die, but they never will

Once you can opt in, you can never opt out

9 Apr 10:02

IPS misses its ID cards for foreigners target

Database contract goes to Big Blue

7 Apr 08:32

Obama's DoJ defends Bush-era wiretaps

Telecom spy program a 'state secret'

6 Apr 23:41

UKBA to exchange fingerprints with US

Someday, your prints will come

3 Apr 13:10

MEPs urge govs: Set up surveillance register

Watchers must be seen to be watched

2 Apr 15:32

Foreign and Commonwealth Office plans biometrics bonanza

£15m earmarked for embassy security systems

2 Apr 12:42

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