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Huawei Chairman Says US Govt. Has “A Loser’s Attitude”
Company Gloats Following Reports of $100B in Sales Huawei has finally crossed over the $100B sales figure for the first time. To celebrate the event, Huawei chairman Guo Ping took the opportunity to speak to reporters about their success. It also includes some pretty sharp words for the United States…
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Google Confirms Pentagon Is Using It’s Technology
Google Drones Drone technology has come on significantly in the last 10 years. Initially starting as an imperfect clunky tool, more updated models have seen the introduction of massive improvements and impressive innovations. The popularity and functionality of the drones have seen a significant increase in usage not just for…
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Snoopers Charter Could Have Harmful Effect on Smaller Businesses
Previously we’ve reported on the Snooper Charter (the official name of which is the Investigatory Power Bill). The focus for the snooper charter has been on large companies, with groups like Facebook and Microsoft coming out with some observations over just how bad an impact the charter might have on companies working in…
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Internet Surveillance Backdoors to be Required in Kazakhstan
While those of us in the UK worry about risks to our internet security posed by the Snooper’s Charter and the calls for removing or weakening encryption in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks, Kazakhstan is one step ahead of the west. After January 1st 2016, every internet capable…
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Government Officials Blame Snowden Leaks for Paris Attacks
In the wake of the tragic and devastating attacks in Paris last week, many questioned why the authorities were unable to predict and stop the attacks. In fact, despite the wide-ranging and intrusive surveillance systems in place, the only whiff of intelligence was about a generalized threat against France. Now many officials…
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Paris Attackers Allegedly Used PS4s and PSN to Communicate
In a development that is likely to place more pressure on the technology sector, reports are coming out that the perpetrators of the recent Paris attacks used Sony PS4s to communicate and coordinate their attack. This comes after authorities have taken away the PS4s from the attackers homes and Belgian home…
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