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Secret Service Silk Road Investigator Sentenced for Bitcoin Theft

Shaun W. Bridges of Laurel, Maryland is a former US secret service special agent recently sentenced to 24 months in prison. This follows after a guilty plea to one count of ...

November 11, 2017 at 8:22 pm by

Government Drafts Law for Real-Time Internet Monitoring

In proposed changes to the investigatory powers law, the government want to directly spy on your internet usage in real-time; without you knowing! Online privacy is a ...

May 7, 2017 at 7:40 pm by

Robert Taylor – The Man Who Helped Shaped the Internet and Modern PC – Dies at 85

Robert Taylor, the man who helped shape the modern PC has sadly died at the age of 85 last Thursday. Whilst his work for over 30 years in the computing industry is far too ...

April 17, 2017 at 2:23 pm by

Twitter Refuses Government Order to Reveal Identity Behind Anti-Trump Account

Twitter has filed a federal lawsuit in defense against an order by the United States government to reveal who is behind an anti-trump Twitter account. The account in question ...

April 8, 2017 at 2:12 am by

Bill Gates Wants Robots to Pay Taxes

While the impending massive job loss due to significantly increased automation is worrying many people whose careers and livelihoods might be affected, Bill Gates has a ...

February 18, 2017 at 3:51 pm by

Top London University Admits to Monitoring Student E-mails

King’s College London has posted a notice on their e-mail login page warning members that emails can be “monitored and recorded”, apparently under the UK ...

January 23, 2017 at 12:30 pm by

Court Rules UK Snooper’s Charter Illegal

The highest court in Europe has ruled that the UK’s draconian new mass surveillance bill, passed into law last month, is illegal. The case against the Investigatory Powers ...

December 21, 2016 at 11:00 pm by

Russian ISP’s Will Give Everything to the Government

When it comes to privacy and security, governments around the world are having to deal with the ever-increasing threat of terrorism and dangers facing the world on a daily ...

June 29, 2016 at 11:00 am by

EU Vote Registration Website Buckles Due to “Unprecedented Demand”

Without trying to get overly political, the United Kingdom will soon hold a vote on its membership of the EU. As you can imagine, both the leave and remain campaigns have been ...

June 8, 2016 at 3:00 pm by

Human Rights Group Pranks UK Government over Snoopers’ Charter

The UK Government continues to press ahead with its proposed Investigatory Powers bill – nicknamed the Snoopers’ Charter – which will give police and intelligence ...

April 28, 2016 at 8:20 pm by

If You Text and Drive You Will Get Trolled by the NHTSA

Even against warnings for years now, people are still on their phone while they drive. From the original problem of users holding the phone to their ears with one hand while ...

April 24, 2016 at 11:00 am by

Mandatory EV Charging Station for Every New House in Quebec

Cars are expected to change in a big way when it comes to technology in the next few years. Firstly you self-driving vehicles, with Tesla’s autopilot system avoiding a ...

April 23, 2016 at 1:40 pm by

Warrant Used To Track Users Through Tor Invalidated

When it was revealed that an NIT (network investigative technique) had been used to track people across Tor, people were worried about just how they had got permission to ...

April 21, 2016 at 3:40 pm by

Microsoft Is Suing The US Government Over Cloud Data Searches

Microsoft is but one of many technology firms that have recently moved their focus from internal hard drives to the cloud, allowing people to access their data from anywhere ...

April 15, 2016 at 2:00 pm by

FBI Says Hackers Have Had Access to Government Systems Since 2011

While trying to gain access to iPhones and emails, the FBI are having to deal with a wholly different threat. Their own systems have been compromised and a group of hackers ...

April 11, 2016 at 11:20 am by

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