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U.S. Lawmakers, State Attorneys Move To Overturn FCC Neutrality Vote
ANALYSIS: Call for review of FCC reversal of the 2015 reclassification of internet services to Title II has support of 50 US senators and 80 representatives
Barcelona Aims To Oust Microsoft In Open Source Drive
The Catalonian capital is aiming to supplant proprietary software including Outlook, Office and Internet Explorer by the spring of next year
Tech Quiz: CES 2018
What do you know about CES 2018? Take our quiz to test your knowledge!
Apple Faces US Senate Questions About Free Battery Replacement
Apple battery-gate rumbles on as US senator demands to know if Apple considered free battery replacements
CES: Enterprises Still Learning Valuable Lessons From Consumer Tech
ANALYSIS: Fun is now functional. VR and AR started as consumer apps and are now being used in health care, utility and other business apps
ICO Dishes £400,000 Fine To Carphone Warehouse For 2015 Data Breach
ICO investigation finds multiple failings that led to 2015 breach which saw 3m customers and employees data exposed
US Customs Agents Now Need ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ To Copy Data
Officials at US border-crossing points such as airports now have new restrictions on when they can copy data from devices such as phones and laptops
Net Neutrality: FCC Chairman Pai Pulls Out Of CES 2018
FCC chairman cancels CES show appearance after overturning net neutrality rules, due to reported death threats
Data Breaches Shook Faith In Government, Ruined IT Careers in 2017
ANALYSIS: Massive data breaches destroyed people's faith while it ruined the careers of senior IT executives anda reputations of giant corporations
Police Want To Use Amazon Echo To Solve Crimes
Lancashire Police are seeing how people could submit evidence and receive information about crimes using Amazon Echo
Government Looks For Tech To Support Prison Anti-Drone Squad
The specialist squad formed earlier this year aims to tackle the problem of drones being used to smuggle contraband into prisons
Last Minute Technology Christmas 2017 Gift Guide
Left it late this year? Here is our guide to the best Christmas tech gifts
Government Confirms Legal Right To High Speed Broadband
Pledge that everyone in UK will have legal right to broadband speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020
US Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack
United States now joins the UK in officially blaming North Korea for WannaCry ransomware attack
Kaspersky Lab Challenges US Government Security Ban
The DHS' September order prohibited Kaspersky Lab's products, including its popular antivirus, on civilian government networks
More Than 1m UK Premises Get Less Than 10Mbps Broadband
The digital divide is narrowing but rural areas still significantly more likely to have slow broadband than urban
US Overturns Net Neutrality Rules
Long-anticipated reversal of Net Neutrality legislation will be hugely unpopular
Trump Wants US Government To Adopt Cloud Services
Action plan published for US Government departments to improve cyber security and adopt cloud platforms
Tech Quiz: Christmas Technology
Just like Cliff Richard said, "Christmas Time, mistletoe and... Wi-Fi"
US Law Bans Kaspersky Security Products From Government Systems
US government passes law that bans government agencies from using Kaspersky Lab security tools
Next Gen BT Phone Boxes Bring 1Gbps Wi-Fi & Free Calls To Leeds
BT Links will deliver a range of free services and power future smart city services
Leading Internet Figures Demand Cancellation Of ‘Net Neutrality’ Vote
Vint Cerf, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Steve Wozniak are amongst those calling for this week's vote to be called off amidst a 'lack of transparency'
Government IT Systems ‘Would Not Cope’ With Hard Brexit
Under its current planning the government would not be able to implement the new IT systems needed to cope with changed border behaviours, the PAC warns
UK’s Slowest Broadband Street Has Speeds Of Just 0.68Mbps
Slowest broadband street is 53 times slower than the UK average and 260 times slower than the fastest road in the country.
Former NSA Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Top Secret Data Home
ANALYSIS: Yet another former NSA employee has taken secret information home, allegedly enabling Russian hackers to gain access to data.
Senate Bill Proposes Prison Time For Failure To Report Data Breaches
ANALYSIS: The Senate Commerce Committee takes major role in investigating and creating data breach legislation and after Uber breach is taking action
Government To Place Limits On ‘Snooper’s Charter’
Police will now require independent authorisation to access data, but critics say the changes don't limit 'indiscriminate surveillance' of personal data
Government Advises Departments To Drop Kaspersky Antivirus Software
Departments handling sensitive data should avoid Russian security products as they face an 'increased risk' of hacking, while Barclays drops Kaspersky offer
MPs’ Cybersecurity Admissions Highlight Need For Culture Change At Westminster
ANALYSIS: MPs admit to sharing passwords and leaving computers unlocked because of convenience, but the people deserve better