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Britain Developing Cyber-Weapons to Fight Cyber-Wars

31, May 2011

Despite repeated assurances that cyber-terrorism isn’t a threat, a new ‘cyber-weapons’ programme is being developed by the UK government in order to protect the country from online threats. Sir Richard Mottram claimed that hacking should be considered an act of war back in February, and since then the government has been hard at work producing [...]

EU Cookie Calamity Canned

26, May 2011

Today is judgement day. The EU’s much derided laws on Cookies were due to come into force today, leading to a cavalcade of pop-ups, tick boxes and rampant confusion. But, fortunately, sense has prevailed. The UK government has moved to defer the ruling, meaning that websites in the UK have at least 12 months to [...]

Do You Need Sat Nav to Get Around the Supermarket?

25, May 2011

It seems like everything has a built in map and GPS function nowadays. Google’s Streetview lets you navigate streets from your desk, most smartphones have a map function, and nearly every driver owns a Sat Nav. and now, you’ll have computer assistance when you’re toddling round Tesco. The supermarket has decided that it’s too easy [...]

‘Twitter is Too Extreme’ – says the Creator of the Internet

24, May 2011

Following the Un-named Premiership Footballer saga, Twitter’s back in the news. And at least one person isn’t happy about it. Sir Tim Berners Lee, one of the founders of the internet, has launched a scathing attack on the micro-blogging platform. Despite recent protesters and revolutionaries in the Middle East using the site as a platform [...]

LinkedIn Vulnerability Exposed

23, May 2011

While it might not have received as many column inches as Facebook or Twitter, LinkedIn has risen to become one of the leading social networks, with its recent IPO helping the company double in value. But it’s not all massive growth and high-value shares for LinkedIn, as an independent security researcher has found a vulnerabilty [...]

Rural Broadband Debate Rears Its Head

20, May 2011

It’s been debated across blogs and forums, advertised by a range of telecoms providers, but now the Rural Broadband Debate has finally reached parliament. Rory Stewart, Conservative MP for Penrith and the Border has demanded that OfCom insist on companies providing broadband to 98% of the population, when they bid for network space on the [...]

Google: “We Like Privacy Now”

19, May 2011

In a move that’s probably in no way linked to questions in the US senate and external privacy audits, Google chairman Eric Schmidt has announced that Google will be introducing a simplified set of privacy controls for users of Android phones. Concerns over mobile phones storing information have risen, following the news that Apple’s iPhone [...]

Meet the New Generation of Online Pirates

18, May 2011

Yarr! If a new report is to be believed, piracy is booming amongst women over 35. And their booty of choice? Unlicensed e-books. The Digital Entertainment Survey’s poll of nearly 2,000 internet users has found that one in eight women over the age of 35 has illegally downloaded a pirated e-book – compared to only  [...]

FirstFound is Now a Carbon Neutral Business

17, May 2011

If you’ve taken the time to explore the new re-designed FirstFound Website, you may well have stumbled across our carbon neutrality page. If you haven’t, we’ll explain what it all means to you. Thanks to Carbon Retirement, FirstFound is now a completely carbon neutral business. We’ve offset everything from the energy we use for our [...]

Twitter hit by Injunction

16, May 2011

Gossip fans can’t help but have noticed a recent spate of superinjunctions from (allegedly) footballers and (allegedly) actors about (alleged) affairs they’ve had with (alleged) women other than their (alleged) wives. And those die-hard gossip hunters will also have noticed that the (alleged) identities of the unfaithful have (allegedly) been exposed on social networking sites [...]


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