Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee ‘Disappointed’ At Online Data Scandals

The web inventor says the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the spread of divisiveness via social media show the 'optimism has…

6 years ago

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Calls For Curbs On ‘Fake News’ And Data Abuse

The British web inventor urged more effective regulation of targeted political adverts drawing on vast stores of personal data

8 years ago

Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Hackers Could Exploit Open Data To Wreak Real-World Chaos

ODI founders want the government to consider open data as critical infrastructure that needs protection

8 years ago

Nigel Shadbolt: Welcome To The Age Of Digital Enlightenment

In its next 25 years, the Web will drive a redefinition of the relationship between citizens and society, Sir Nigel…

11 years ago

Internet Needs Its Own ‘Bill Of Rights’ Says Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Founder of the World Wide Web speaks on the 25th anniversary of his creation

11 years ago

World Wide Web ‘An Especially Good Thing’ As It Nears 25th Birthday

76 percent of people believe that the World Wide Web has been good for society as it approaches its 25th…

11 years ago

UK Ranks Third In 2013 Web Index, Despite Surveillance Concerns

Sir Tim Berners-Lee says world governments are making slow progress in their adoption of the Web, but GCHQ spying lets…

11 years ago

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Hits Out At GCHQ Snooping

Inventor of the World Wide Web slams the Internet snooping practices of the NSA and GCHQ

11 years ago

Tim Berners-Lee Launches Alliance For Affordable Internet

The new non-profit will campaign for open and competitive broadband markets in the developing world

11 years ago

Google Slammed Over ‘Insane’ Chrome Password Exposure

Tim Berners-Lee disappointed by Google's response to criticism of Chrome's stored passwords

11 years ago

Tim Berners Lee And Vint Cerf Share £1m Queen Elizabeth Engineering Prize

Internet founders get the first "Nobel Prize for Engineering - the QE

12 years ago

IT Life: Keeping Sheffield Entertained

He likes mobile advertising, but he's a privacy advocate. We speak to Michael Cook of Sheffield International Venues

13 years ago

Tim Berners-Lee Slams ‘Dangerous’ Snooping Law

The inventor of the web says plans to store data open highly sensitive information up to abuse

13 years ago

eWEEK Europe To Give Away RSA Conference Tickets

eWEEK Europe is giving away tickets to the RSA event in London. Subscribe to the security newsletter to win

13 years ago

Web Inventor Stands Up For The Open Internet

Tim Berners-Lee says ISPs must uphold net neutrality as they strive to manage increasing data on the web

14 years ago

HTML5 Specifications Due In 2014

The World Wide Web Consortium has promised that final specification for HTML5 will arrive in 2014

14 years ago

The Internet Is Far From Broken

Scaremongering gets us nowhere. The Internet is big enough and ugly enough to look after itself, says Sophie Curtis

14 years ago

Vaizey Spells Out His Views On Net Neutrality

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has clarified his stance on net neutrality, the unbiased running of Internet service access

14 years ago

W3C Takes Major Step Towards Semantic Web

Tech body W3C has released standards for building rule systems on the web and making searches smarter

14 years ago

Berners-Lee To Head Institute For Web Science

The web pioneer will head an organisation based at universities in Oxford and Southampton

15 years ago