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NSFW? You bet! 70% of workers check social media during meetings
Nearly three-quarters of social media users admit to checking their accounts during business meetings, a survey has revealed. The results, compiled by LondonOffice.com, show …
Less Than A Week After Failing Last Attempt, UK Lords Try To Sneak Through Snooper’s Charter Once Again
A week ago, we noted that a group of UK Lords were trying to rush through the “Snooper’s Charter” that had previously been rejected …
‘Hostile to privacy’: Snowden urges internet users to get rid of Dropbox
Edward Snowden has hit out at Dropbox and other services he says are “hostile to privacy,” urging web users to abandon unencrypted communication and …
UK Government is most open but one of worst for spying, says inventor of the world wide web
The UK government is the best in the world for making its data open — but one of the worst for surveillance and spying …
Cyber spies join forces to keep Britain and US safe from web terrorists
Britain and the United States will create a joint “cyber cell” so spies can tackle the growing threat of terrorists plotting online attacks on …
UK to seek Obama’s help in accessing user data from US firms
That’s one of the issues UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama will address when they meet Friday, according to a …
German govt denies Merkel staffer’s laptop infected by US/UK malware
The German government has denied reports a laptop belonging to a top Merkel aide was infected with the highly-sophisticated Regin virus – malware believed …
Finland Abolishes Copyright Levies On Digital Devices
As we’ve noted before, copyright levies — effectively a tax on blank storage media — are becoming ever-more anachronistic and unworkable. So it’s good …
Is Britain backing N. Korean hackers? Pyongyang students win £28K UK cyber security bursaries
A UK university has funded two North Korean students’ studies in cyber security, it is alleged. The hermit state has developed a cyber-assault strategy …
5 years jail for British mother who posted ‘jihadi’ photos on social media
A British mother of six has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of promoting terrorism on Facebook. Runa Khan, from …
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