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Former PM Brown was 'email hack victim'

...on behalf of UK newspapers may have hacked into the emails of Gordon Brown, according to reports. Operation Tuleta, the cybercrime strand of the police... Read more

2 January, 2012

Brown accuses News International of computer hacks

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has accused News International journalists of hacking into computers. Brown told... Read more

14 July, 2011

US rebuffed Brown pleas over McKinnon extradition

Gordon Brown pleaded with the US administration to allow Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon... Read more

30 November, 2010

Boris backtracks over Twitter account 'hijacking'

...like with like, the No 10 Twitter feed was set up under Gordon Brown but has stayed as an official feed since Cameron took over... Read more

21 March, 2012

Petition to pardon Alan Turing in Turing Year

...an e-petition launched two years ago, which resulted in prime minister Gordon Brown apologising for Turing's treatment. Turing, a homosexual, was convicted of... Read more

2 December, 2011

Man arrested in News International hacking probe

...into the emails and files of celebrities and politicians. Former prime minister Gordon Brown claimed in July that News International journalists had used Trojans to... Read more

24 November, 2011

MPs: Tech hubs should be 'Turing Centres'

...his contributions to computer science and the Allied war effort. In 2009, Gordon Brown issued an apology for the authorities' "unfair" treatment of Turing, who... Read more

17 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

From the iPad to ID cards: 2010's quotes of the year

...broadband is the electricity of the digital age" - The then Prime Minister Gordon Brown, giving a speech on the UK's digital future "The geek... Read more

23 December, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

McKinnon waits in limbo for health expert

...UK. In addition, cables published by Wikileaks indicate that former prime minister Gordon Brown tried to negotiate a deal with US ambassador Louis Susman to... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Ben Woods

Blunkett: Use technology to try McKinnon

...of a psychiatrist to evaluate his risk of suicide. Former prime minister Gordon Brown tried to set up a deal to allow McKinnon serve any... Read more

30 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Twitter patches JavaScript hack

...with the exploit included Sarah Brown, the wife of former prime minister Gordon Brown. A tweet on her page redirected people to a Japanese hardcore... Read more

21 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner
WKF2011 1.0.1

WKF2011 1.0.1

...13, 2011- Venue: Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, Seoul, Korea- Main Speakers: Sarah Palin , Gordon Brown, Larry Summers, Michael Sandel Read more

6 October, 2011
iKnowIt! 1.0.0

iKnowIt! 1.0.0

...birth and deathHow old is Barack Obama?When is Britneys birthday?Is Gordon Brown older than Barack Obama?When did Leonardo da Vinci die?Was... Read more

20 July, 2011
The Student 1.5

The Student 1.5

...famous people who have been associated with the paper. In the 1970s, Gordon Brown was Editor-in-Chief alongside Robin Cook, who was in charge... Read more

19 March, 2011
British History - Oxford Dictionary 1.0.0

British History - Oxford Dictionary 1.0.0

...Adams, Black Death and Terrorism, Dunkirk and Wembley Stadium, Winston Churchill and Gordon Brown. Who was the first King of England? Who negotiated Indian independence... Read more

19 March, 2011

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