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Archive for January, 2012
Under 12s “Sad Without Internet”
31, Jan 2012According to a recent report, almost half of under 12s in the UK would feel “sad” if they were denied access to the internet. The Digital Future report is the fist major report which shows that children are just as invested in the online world as adults, and they’re just as likely to be upset [...]
Google Release Unified Privacy Policy
26, Jan 2012If you’re currently signed up for a Google Account, the chances are that you’ll have received an email from Google, explaining that they’re changing their privacy policy. We’re getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies across Google and replacing them with one that’s a lot shorter and easier to read. Our new policy covers [...]
MegaUpload Taken Down, Anonymous Riled Up
20, Jan 2012With Wednesday’s huge backlash over SOPA and PIPA, you’d have thought that the US authorities might not have made any sweeping anti-piracy moves this week. And you’d be wrong.
Russian Facebook Criminals Unmasked
19, Jan 2012It’s amazing how much work you can get done when half of the sites on the internet have gone dark for a day. So while Reddit, Wikipedia and a whole host of other websites blacked out for a day, researchers decided to take a look at a Russian gang operating on Facebook.
- In: FirstFound News
Twitter Pulls Out of SOPA Blackout
17, Jan 2012Cracks are already beginning to show in the coalition of internet companies protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act – but plans are forging ahead in the White House to have the controversial bill shelved. As we discussed last week, internet organisations are planning a 24 hour blackout to protest an act that will allow copyright [...]
Google and Bing Accused of Aiding Piracy
30, Jan 2012Buoyed by the recent takedown of MegaUpload, the entertainment industry in the UK have set their sights on the biggest suppliers of pirated material in the world. The search engines Google and Bing.