No one knows if the Heartbleed flaw was exploited, but you should make changes to be safe, says Wayne Rash
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Lord Younger: Intellectual Property Enforcement Will Get Tougher
Minister for Intellectual Property says UK leads the world in IP protection, but there’s always more to do
Snowden’s Claims Of NSA Phone Recording Stretch Credibility
Wayne Rash doubts the NSA can do everything that Edward Snowden says. And even if it is, it's only doing its job
Mayor Of London Wants London To Be ‘Tech Capital Of The World’
Vorsprung Durch TechHub, says Boris, as he hails the technological innovation found in London
RSA’s Call to End Digital Wars Is Either Cynical Or Naive
RSA has turned digital peacenik, but Tom Brewster thinks its call to end the digital arms race is ajust a cynical ploy
Angela Merkel Proposes Secure European Communications Network
Pan-European network would help improve data security following recent NSA snooping allegations
Safer Internet Day: Neelie Kroes Says Parents Must Protect Children Online
EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes says the government cannot keep your kids safe online
Vince Cable Warns Of Digital Threats To Critical Infrastructure
Cable says adequate protection needed so people's quotidian existences aren't disrupted
Head Of GCHQ Sir Iain Lobban To Leave By The End Of 2014
The Foreign Office says move not connected to criticism of data collection practices
Oracle Won’t Block Open Source In The Public Sector
Oracle has claimed that open source increases risk. The evidence points otherwise, says Ed Boyajian
Sharing Your Healthcare Data Is The Ethical Thing To Do
The NHS wants to share your healthcare data. Gayna Hart tells us that the scheme is safe - and it could be a lifesaver
DWP Denies Reports Of More Universal Credit Trouble
Reports of problems with Iain Duncan Smith's Universal Credit programme are over-hyped and out of date, says a spokesman
NASA: In Space No One Can Afford To Fail
We can all learn from how NASA plans for failures, says Sean Michael Kerner
NSA Slapped By Courts, IT Firms And Obama’s Advisors
The US government will ignore much that Obama's advisors ask for, says Wayne Rash, but some things will change
The UK Government Is Already Policing The Internet
The new intellectual property crime unit PIPCU uses threats, not due process, to get copyright-infringing domains off the Internet
How The Government Supports Tech Startups
Lawyers Emma Cartwright and Douglas Badder give a thumbs-up to the Government's support for startups
Tech Club: ‘We’re Not Talking About Something As Straightforward As Money’
Nigel Painter, associate director at business consultancy MEMEology, thinks the government procurement frameworks are tough for a reason
BT Openreach CEO ‘Frustrated’ At Constant BDUK Criticism
Openreach CEO Liv Garfield says BDUK is on track and suggests it could use more government funding
Vince Cable Launches techUK Campaign for 500k More British Tech Jobs
Trade body techUK - formerly Intellect - wants tech industries to boost British economy
Angela Merkel’s Phone Tapped By NSA – Report
President Obama says US is not tapping Angela Merkel's phone - but Germans aren't satisfied
eBay Founder Pledges £154m To Glenn Greenwald-Backed Media Venture
Pierre Omidayar and Glenn Greenwald want to support independent journalists amid fears of lack of press freedom in the US and abroad
Fire Service IT ‘Sucks And Isn’t Getting Better Fast’
Chief fire officer at Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Services explains the many problems with IT across the emergency service
IT Life: Supporting The Wonder Of The Internet
It takes a lot of nurture to keep Europe's Internet going, says RIPE NCC's Axel Pawlik
US Government Shutdown: Good News For Patent Trolls
Trolls can still file bogus patents, but the FTC can't fight them, thanks to the US government shutdown, says Wayne Rash
European Commission Set To Modernise Education Through IT
‘Opening Up Education’ initiative will aim to equip young people with digital tools and skills
NHS Gets £1bn Boost For Online Patient Records Push
Hunt seeks to allay cost and privacy fears around NHS records project
Neelie Kroes: We Will Not Restrict The Cloud, Nor Kill Roaming Cuts
Neelie Kroes is pushing ahead with roaming cuts - and seems to disagree with the UK government over public cloud
First Facebook Transparency Report Highlights US Government’s Data Hunger
Report throws up no surprises for which country is the hungriest for user data - America, followed by India and the UK
IT Life: Making Cloud The Norm
Kevin Beadon of Glasshouse Technologies wants to see IT departments act like service providers
The EU Is Giving Google A Much-Needed Slap
Google abuses its dominance in search in the EU far worse than it does in the US, says Wayne Rash