ISP: Wi-Fi test shows flaw in file-sharing crackdown
News TalkTalk says its street-level Wi-Fi hacking test shows proposals to disconnect unlawful file-sharers could end up affecting innocent people [16 Oct 2009]
- Most people are crooks if given half a chance - mrjonno
- Flawed analogy - 1000215420
- Re: Flawed Analogy - Moley
GCHQ supplier pans government file-sharing plans
News Intelligence-tech supplier Detica has said government plans to force ISPs to identify unlawful file-sharers are 'not necessary or proportionate' [27 Nov 2009]
- It certainly does. - hkommedal
Nasa hacker fight heads to Europe
News Gary McKinnon has lost his appeal to have his extradition case taken to the UK Supreme Court, and will take his fight back to the European Court of Human Rights [09 Oct 2009]
Virgin Media to monitor traffic for file-sharing
News The ISP will begin a trial within days to monitor 40 percent of its network in order to gauge unlawful file-sharing levels [26 Nov 2009]
Gov't stands firm on web-monitoring plans
News The government has said it wants ISPs and telecoms companies to retain records of all internet communications, despite fierce criticism in a consultation paper [10 Nov 2009]
T-Mobile workers accused of selling customer data
News The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating accusations that T-Mobile employees sold millions of customer details [18 Nov 2009]
Icann gives green light to non-Latin URLs
News The domain-name body has voted to allow the use of non-Latin characters in web extensions, allowing URLs to be written in languages such as Arabic and Hebrew [30 Oct 2009]
- Oh Dear - Tezzer
UK urged to co-ordinate with EU allies on spam
News The UK and other member countries need to make a concerted effort to crack down on spam and spyware, according to the European Commission [12 Oct 2009]
Google: Data is more secure in the cloud
News A Google Apps exec compares storing data in the cloud to keeping money in a bank rather than stashing it nearby [03 Nov 2009]
Police right to hand over seized hardware, says judge
News The police were acting within the law when they handed evidence to a private company after the CPS declined to pursue a public prosecution, a judge has ruled [17 Nov 2009]
- Shocking... - CA
- Distorted judgement - 1000215420
Fingerprint checks to begin at UK border controls
News In addition to usual checks at border controls, from the end of November overseas nationals arriving in the country will have their fingerprints scanned [30 Nov 2009]
- Time for your baggage to arrive, then - manek
- Speed is of the essence - PWF
MoJ consults on £500k data breach fines
News Under government plans, organisations could be fined up to half-a-million pounds for serious data breaches [12 Nov 2009]
Microsoft criticises privacy in Chrome 3.0
News The latest version of the browser logs every search keystroke and sends it back to Google, a Microsoft executive has pointed out [21 Oct 2009]
UK failed to protect privacy over Phorm, says EC
News The European Commission is pursuing privacy-infringement proceedings against the government, saying UK privacy law does not comply with European legislation [29 Oct 2009]
Facebook denies mass hijack was down to flaw
News The social-networking site has said no user data was in danger when almost 300 user groups were taken over by privacy campaigners [11 Nov 2009]
Trojan swipes money from your banking site
News The URLzone Trojan hijacks a user's browser, calculates how much it can steal from their bank account without detection, transfers the money and displays a fake balance [30 Sep 2009]
Microsoft Security Essentials
Preview Security Essentials is recommended if you want 'set and forget' security. If you need more robust configuration choices, or don't want to contribute to the cloud, then look elsewhere. [05 Oct 2009]
- MS Essentials - tHeClAw
Rickroll virus attacks iPhones
News The 'ikee' worm replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley [09 Nov 2009]
Apple patches multiple iPhone, QuickTime flaws
News Ten holes in Apple's smartphone operating system and media player software could leave owners open to hacking and phishing attacks [10 Sep 2009]
- But breaks my iPhone - 59834
Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency
News Organisations should be wary of vendor lock-in, according to the European Network and Information Security Agency [20 Nov 2009]
- Small Business? - Tezzer
Schneier: Steps to combat file-sharing are misguided
Q&A So-called 'three strikes' laws ignore due process and are technologically unfeasible to implement, according to security guru Bruce Schneier [09 Dec 2009]
