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European data watchdogs combine to target Google over privacy policies
Six European data protection agencies are combining a joint legal action over Google’s privacy policies.The threat comes as a four month deadline to change the policy expires with Google making “no...
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British Library to store every UK website
The British Library and four other “legal deposit libraries’” will have the right to collect and store everything that is published online in the UK.It is estimated around a billion pages a year will...
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UK to host global cybersecurity centre
The UK’s Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that a global centre for cybersecurity will be opened at the University of Oxford.The Global Centre for Cyber Security and Capacity Building will...
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Porn sites pose growing malware risk to users
Some of the internet’s most popular pornography websites are increasingly putting visitors at risk new research has found.Advertisements displayed by the sites, which are visited by millions every day,...
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Google Glasses- no advertising will be allowed
Google have announced that their controversial Google Glasses will not be allowed to place advertising within the device’s display.The newly published terms and conditions for developers working on...
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Your email account hacked? Heres what to do
Your email account did not accepting your password- or a friend wants to know why you are sending out emails with nothing in it, but a link.Join the back of the queue- your email account has been...
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“Free” computers are creating a very expensive society
While people are created equal, computers are not. When people share information freely, those who own the best computers benefit in ways that impoverish everyone else. Those with the best computers...
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Blind Federation criticises website security tests
The National Federation for the Blind says its members are unable to sign an e-petition calling for printed material to be more accessible to the visually impaired because of “Captcha” security. The...
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US snoopers program PRISM- more information leaking out
News that the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) has been snooping into the phone records of Verizon customers quickly escalated into reports that it also had backdoor access to the major...
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Warning over hacked webcams
Webcams should be covered when not in use because hackers could be using them to spy on people a charity has warned.Childnet International says webcams should be disconnected when not in use, and...
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France warns Snowden bugging claims will damage EU- USA relationship
French President Francois Hollande has said allegations that the US bugged European embassies could threaten a huge planned EU-US trade deal.He said there could be no negotiations without guarantees...
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Nuisance calls must be stopped says ICO
The data protection regulator has called for more powers to stop companies making nuisance calls, after fining a firm that broke the rules.Tameside Energy Services, based in Denton, Manchester was...
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GCHQ and NSA spy on smartphones
GCHQ and the US National Security Agency (NSA) is reported have cracked the security codes which protect data on iPhones, Blackberries and Android devices. German news weekly Der Spiegel says documents...
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Stolen Facebook, Google passwords dumped online
More than two million stolen passwords used for sites such as Facebook, Google and other web services have been posted online.It is suspected the data was taken from computers infected with malicious...
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New number spoofing scam warning by fraudsters
A new smartphone scam – known as number spoofing – is getting millions of pounds for fraudsters consumers are being warned. Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) said the scam has become increasingly...
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Contactless cards drives 10% rise in card payments
Low value transactions drove a 10% rise in purchases made on a card in 2014 compared with a year earlier. The introduction of touch and go contactless card technology on transport in London last...
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Cars can be hacked using digital radio broadcasts
Several car infotainment systems are vulnerable to a hacking that could potentially put lives at risk. Car infotainment systems can allow drivers to see vehicle status updates, play music and videos,...
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Google stores children’s data claims civil liberties group
Google collects schoolchildren’s personal data, including internet searches, a civil liberties group says. In a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Electronic Frontier Foundation...
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Top 2015 technology stories
One of the joys of technology is that it is constantly changing- and 2015 was a very busy year. Its highlights have included a series of mega-launches, including the well-received Windows 10, the...
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Ashley Madison password protection was flawed
Hackers stole gigabytes of data from Ashley Madison including login names, passwords and website code. More than 11 million passwords stolen from the Ashley Madison infidelity dating website have been...
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