Facebook, Google and others urge the US government to be more transparent on what data it asks for
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iRobot Teams With Cisco On TelePresence Robot
The Ava 500 system uses Cisco's TelePresence EX60 joined with an Ava mobile collaboration robot
European Commission ‘Concerned’ At PRISM Privacy Threat
Commissioners Viviane Reding and Cecilia Malmström express their concern about US mass surveillance
LeWeb 2013: Viber – 200 Million Users Are Just The Start
Talmon Marco, founder and CEO of instant messaging service Viber, tells TechWeekEurope that 200 million users are not enough
LeWeb 2013: DataSift – Social Analytics Has Come Of Age
TechWeekEurope talks Big Data with Nick Halstead, founder and CTO of DataSift
Salesforce To Splash $2.5bn On ExactTarget
Marc Benioff's cloud giant makes its most costly acquisition to date
Yahoo Mail Update Adds Email Scanning
Changes to Yahoo's web-based email include scans of users' emails, in order to allow for better-targeted advertisements
UPDATED: Koobface Facebook Worm Back With A Bang… Or Not
McAfee gets its figures totally wrong on Koobface and apologises
LinkedIn Adds Two-Factor Auth And Homepage Document Uploads
Another Web firm introduces extra protection to slow the rise of account hijacks
Microsoft Connects Skype, Lync
Microsoft has introduced voice and chat interoperability between its enterprise and consumer products
‘Make Things Do Stuff’ Will Teach 100,000 Kids To Create With Computers
An ambitious digital literacy campaign launches in time for the summer holidays
Change.org: A Start-Up Igniting The Activist Spirit
Change.org tells TechWeek about its plans to change the world, following a handy £9.9 million investment boost
Tech Titans Warn Government On Snooper’s Charter Pitfalls
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo all complain about threats posed by the Communications Data Bill
BT Ditches Yahoo Mail In Favour Of Own Web Portal
BT announces plans to switch from Yahoo Mail To BT Mail as part of new content offering
Drupal.org Gets Hacked, Resets All User Passwords
Hackers compromise the open source platform
Nasdaq Charged $10m Over Facebook IPO Failures
Nasdaq slapped with SEC charge twice what was expected a matter of months ago
Facebook Pledges Action After Sexism Campaign
Facebook has vowed to clamp down on postings and pages that promote violence and sexism against women
Sky Removes Apps From Google Play After Hacks
Syrian Electronic Army at it again but no Sky mobile applications were hacked
UK Users Quit Facebook Due To Advert Fatigue
Facebook usage has declined in the UK over the past year, with departing users saying they are fed up with social media advertising, according to YouGov
Eminem Suing Facebook For Copyright Infringement
Facebook’s latest advert features music that sounds suspiciously similar to Eminem’s ‘Under the Influence’
Twitter Fails To Impress With Two-Factor Authentication Launch
2FA finally introduced, but it's not the most secure kind.
If You Want True Privacy, Use Something Other Than Skype
Skype doesn't provide as much privacy as other comms products, so just use them instead if you care enough, says Tom Brewster
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Telegraph’s Facebook And Twitter Feeds
Hacker group strikes again, just days after it hit the FT
Gmail Integrates Google Wallet For Payments
A new Gmail feature allows users to send up to $10,000 via an email message using Google Wallet
BlackBerry Messenger For iOS And Android Coming This Summer
BlackBerry Messenger is all set to go cross-platform
Twitter Gets Analytical With Lucky Sort Acquisition
The technology could help Twitter offer better advertising tools
Ex-Twitter Security Lead Asked To ‘Set Up Saudi Surveillance Operation’
Moxie Marlinspike claims he was asked to set up a massive man-in-the-middle surveillance operation by Saudi operator Mobily
Microsoft Sees Strong Yammer Growth
Microsoft's social enterprise platform, acquired last year, is helping the company gain a foothold in a growing market, with tighter Office 365 integration on the way
Salesforce Acquires Clipboard For More Social Skills
Pinterest rival Clipboard will be shut down next month
Facebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – Reports
Facebook is said to be buying navigation start-up Waze, previously courted by Apple