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China Outrage At Google Digital Certificate Rejection
Chinese administrator labels Google's rejection of its digital certificates as "unacceptable"
Google Braced For Formal EU Antitrust Charges
European Competition Commissioner reportedly ready to slap Google with formal antitrust charges
US Sanctions To Tackle Cyber Hacker Scourge
Hackers outside US will be financially punished after United States launches a cyber sanctions program
HP And Mike Lynch Sue Over Autonomy Accounts
HP fires back with its own lawsuit in London against Mike Lynch following suit against the company
Australia Passes Mandatory Data Retention Laws
Communications metadata can now be accessed by Australian government without need of a search warrant
Top European Court Mulls Over Facebook Data Sharing Case
June will see the decision by the top European court on the data sharing agreement between the US and Europe
Man Arrested For Filming Football Matches With Drone
The ultimate cheap seat! Man charged after drone was used to film a number of English premiership football matches
Target To Settle Epic Data Breach Lawsuit With $10m Payoff
The stark reality of the financial cost of a data breach is revealed, as Target aims to settle lawsuit for $10m
North Korea Web Outage Was Revenge For Sony Hack
North Korea's December Internet blackout was in retaliation for the Sony hack, admits US cybersecurity official
EU To Model New Security Force On British Counter-Terrorism Unit
Plans for a Europe-wide counter-terrorism unit are being considered to tackle Jihad John and his pals
Two Arrested After ‘Largest Ever’ Data Breach
Three charged in the United States following major data breach, authorities confirm
NCA Arrests 57 Suspects In Cybercrime Clampdown
National Crime Agency arrests dozens in cybercrime clampdown on suspected hackers and other online criminals
Ramnit Botnet Crime Ring Taken Down By Europol
Euro cops shut down botnet that infected 3.2 million computers in order to steal banking information
Google: FBI Wants To Hack Every Device On The Planet
Google warns US government it will fight proposals to allow “remote access” to every computer and device
Darkleaks Offers Whistleblowers Black Market Trades For Bitcoins
Shady website offers an anonymous marketplace for potential whistleblowers ...and blackmailers
LG Executive Indicted For Washing Machine ‘Sabotage’
Is nothing sacred anymore? Brand rivalry reaches new tipping point
Revenge Porn Outlawed In England And Wales
Posting 'revenge porn' images and film online is to become a criminal offence and may result in a prison sentence
Secretive UK Court Declares GCHQ Mass Surveillance Program Unlawful
GCHQ was operating illegally for at least seven years between 2007 and 2014
The UK Government Has Now Spent £10M On Julian Assange
Govwaste.co.uk cash-ticker edges past the £10,000,000 mark, calls Assange's forced asylum a farce
Creator Of Online Black Market Silk Road Faces Life Behind Bars After Guilty Verdict
Ross Ulbricht AKA Dread Pirate Roberts was found guilty of seven federal charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering
Prison Sentence Looms For Revenge Porn Owner
The owner of a 'revenge porn' website has been convicted of numerous charges in the United States
Sony Pictures Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Hack Leaks
As the Internet connection in North Korea recovers from a mysterious outage, Sony warns Twitter of a possible lawsuit
Microsoft Gains Allies In Overseas Data Legal Tussle
Microsoft's legal battle against attempts to access customer data held overseas gains influential backers
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Warns Of Erosion Of Web Freedoms
Founder of the World Wide Web warns that the web is becoming less free and more unequal
Hacker Pays To Avoid 440 Year Prison Sentence
No brainer of the day? A hacker in Texas pays $10,000 to avoid a possible 440-year prison sentence
Police Minister Slates IT Delays
Coppers are lagging on tech, says Minister Nick Herbert
Probation Officers Use Pen And Paper After IT Systems Failure
New £250 million IT project unable to cope with demand from 3,000-strong workforce
Reding Unveils EU Data Protection Law Update
Non-EU companies such as Google and Facebook could face legal action of they violate EU privacy regulations