Sweden seizes Pirate Bay web domains
A Stockholm court on Tuesday seized the Swedish web domains of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay over repeated copyright violations in a bid to …
Kerry: Internet ‘Needs Rules to Be Able to Flourish and Work Properly’
In a speech today in South Korea, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Internet “needs rules to be able to flourish and …
Online Extortionists Are Using Encryption as a Ransom Weapon
Most of the time we discuss encryption as a way to protect ourselves online , but an increasingly popular form of digital attack uses …
How to stay safe online: CNET’s security checklist
It’s always better to be safe than sorry. Especially when it comes to your personal information. Keeping your info secure online requires you to …
France makes glorifying anorexia online punishable by prison
Glorifying anorexia or excessive “skinniness” on the internet will be a criminal offence in France under a new law passed on Thursday. A host …
The Internet of Things and the currency of privacy
If you’re like most people, you share a lot of personal information with companies like Google and Facebook for the convenience their free services …
Conspiracy Theories Damage British Democracy?
Douglas Alexander, the head of Labour’s election strategy, has said it is getting harder for politicians to campaign in elections because of conspiracy theories …
What, me worry? Despite Snowden leaks, Americans’ use of the ‘Net largely unchanged
Don’t worry, be happy. That seems to be the attitude most Americans have toward widespread government snooping on their Internet activities. Numerous leaks illuminating …
State Dept Unclassified Computer Network Back Online
The State Department says portions of its unclassified computer network that it shut down last week are back online. That follows the completion of …
Cyber-squatting disputes up 300pc amid web address explosion
There has been a 313pc increase in the number of disputes over the new generation of web addresses in the last eight months The …
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