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Queen’s Speech Confirms Return Of Snoopers’ Charter
Government confirms sweeping new powers for the security services in fresh blow to privacy campaigners
Skype Taken To Court Over Customer Data Refusal
Microsoft refuses to hand over customer data to Belgian authorities investigating criminal matter
Mspy Admits Blackmail Attack, Denies Data Breach
Child monitoring firm denies massive data leak but admits that it was approached by blackmailers
Naikon Hackers Take Aim At Asia-Pacific Nations, Warns Kaspersky
New hacker collective is snooping on government, civil and military targets in a number of Asian countries
United Airlines Offers Airmiles For Bug Bounty Hackers
Hack our website, but please not our aeroplanes – the invite from United Airlines to friendly hackers
Two Arrested Over Naked Selfies App
Two men behind an app that trawls through private photo albums looking for naked selfies face prison sentences
Tax Practices Of Tech Giants Attacked By OECD Official
The man in charge of reforming global tax laws warns tech giants to stop “extremely aggressive” tax planning
Google Rejects Nearly Half Of All Removal Requests
Right to be forgotten? Probably not, according to figures released by Google
Firefox 38 Arrives With DRM Support
Lesser of two evils? Mozilla admits DRM is not a desirable market solution, but bundles it anyway
Apple Hit With Major Ericsson Mobile Lawsuits
Now facing court cases in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands regarding use of patented mobile technologies
NSA Data Collection Ruled Illegal By US Court
American appeals court rules bulk collection of phone records by NSA is illegal, but program still continues
Police Dismantle Gang Selling Hooky Cisco Gear
You're nicked! Three members of a gang importing and selling counterfeit Cisco products have been arrested
HP Autonomy Lawsuit Details Emerge, As Lynch Hits Back
'Is that it?' asks Mike Lynch as details of HP's allegations against former Autonomy management become public
Three British Firms Involved In Google EU Antitrust Case
Sources reveal full list of official Google antitrust complainants, which include British mapping and price comparison sites
Senate Bill To Extend NSA Surveillance Authorisation
Here we go again. US Republicans introduce Bill to extend surveillance elements of the US Patriot Act
Police Chief Warns ‘Terrorist Friendly’ Tech Firms
Britain's top anti-terrorism policeman launches extraordinary attack on unnamed tech firms
Adblocking Declared 100 Percent Legal By German Courts
Hamburg courts give Adblock the nod in a "victory for every single Internet user"
General Election 2015: Party-By-Party Guide To Technology Policy
What technology polices would each party introduce and how would the tech industry be affected after the next election?
Public Happy To Share Location Data But Demand Tougher Regulation
Majority of consumers believe that more regulation is needed to ensure responsible usage of location based data
Robot That Bought Ecstasy On Dark Web Freed By Police After Three Months
The Random Darknet Shopper had bought 10 yellow pills containing 90mg of ecstasy each as part of artists' experiment
Security Expert Hauled Off Flight After Aeroplane Tech Warning
Overkill much? FBI removes leading security expert from commercial flight after he warned of in-flight vulnerabilities
WikiLeaks Condemned For Sony Pictures Email Publication
'Its just not cricket'. WikiLeaks slated for publishing hacked Sony Pictures documents
HSBC Notifies US Customers Of Data Breach
HSBC customers in America have had their personal account information exposed in a data breach
Google Hits Back At European Antitrust ‘Objections’
Search giant “strongly disagrees” with the EC's “statement of objections” as it opens formal Android probe
Illegal Pirate Downloaders Can Evade Detection For A While Longer
US judge says an IP address isn’t evidence enough to convict someone of downloading pirated content
Facebook Hits Back At Belgian Privacy Report
Embattled Facebook admits it tracks non-users, but dismisses report findings from Belgian privacy watchdog
Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Starts In Austria
A closely-watched data privacy lawsuit against Facebook has been filed in an Austrian court today
AT&T Slapped With ‘Largest Ever’ US Data Breach Fine
US regulator sanctions AT&T over breaches at three overseas call centres that exposed valuable customer data
Islamic State Hacks French TV Station TV5Monde
Mon dieu! French culture minister demands urgent meeting after Islamic State blacks out TV broadcasts