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Chinese Government Renews Google’s Licence
China has renewed Google's content provider licence, after the search giant bowed to pressure and stopped providing a route round censorship
Hacker Takes Millions Of Pirate Bay Passwords
Hackers took four million passwords from the controversial media-sharing BitTorrent site Pirate Bay - as a demonstration
Google Street View Cars Back On The Road
The Street View cars are back - without any Wi-Fi equipment, says Google
Microsoft Will Ship Four Patches Next Tuesday
On Patch Tuesday Microsoft will fix a bug which a Google engineer controversially revealed
ICO Raps Councils for Losing Child Data
As the ICO publishes a code of practise for the storing of personal data, three local councils are rapped for losing personal details on thousands of children
BT and TalkTalk Launch Legal Challenge To Digital Act
The companies want the coalition to overturn the rules but the new government is sticking by the controversial act
Facebook Privacy Hit By German Legal Challenge
A German data protection official is accusing Facebook of violating the country's strict privacy laws
Apple Pulls Suspect Apps From Store
Apple says it has removed more than 40 applications by developer Thuat Nguyen from its App Store
YouTube Hack Targets Fans Of Teenager Singer
A YouTube vulnerability has been exploited by hackers who used it to target fans of Canadian singer Justin Bieber
Google And Facebook: Opt-In Is Coming
As Facebook gets sued, and Google faces government criticism, eWEEK Europe says the inevitable result will be regulations that make the value of user data clearer
Microsoft Office 2010 Security Flaw Uncovered
Researchers at Vupen Security claim they have uncovered a security vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2010
Adobe Rushes Out Emergency Patches For Critical Bugs
In an effort to plug a well publicised security loophole that hackers are already exploiting, Adobe has rushed out emergency patches for 17 security vulnerabilities
Security: A Job For the Super-CSO?
With security risks converging, the chief security officer has to master them all - and gain support from the whole organisation
Google Follows Firefox With Chrome Plug-in Protection
Google has followed in Mozilla's footsteps with plans to block out-of-date plug-ins from running in its Chrome browser
Social Networks Face Growing Pressure Over Privacy
Privacy debacles are raising public awareness of the reliance on our data to make social networking pay, according to Ovum
Cisco Launches Enterprise Android Tablet
Cisco plans to give businesses a mobile platform for collaboration with its new Cius tablet
Google Bows To Pressure Over Chinese Redirect
Google will cease rerouting Chinese visitors to its Google.hk portal, after the Chinese government threatened not to renew its operating license
HP Beefs Up Virtual And Physical Security Offerings
HP has strengthened its security portfolio in order to prevent breaches in physical and virtual environments
Google To Give Encrypted Search New Web Address
Google has moved its encrypted search engine to a new web address to help school administrators detect students using the encrypted search option
Google Pushing Android 2.2 to Nexus One
Users of the Google smartphone are getting the latest version of the mobile OS, with speed, security and Exchange features
Generation X Needs Security Support
So-called millennials don't like rigid security, but IT professionals will have to get tough with the rising tide of consumer IT used in the workplace, says Larry Walsh
White House Outlines Online Identity Strategy
The US government has set out plans to strengthen authentication and identity verification on the web
How To Choose A Data Loss Prevention Tool
Data loss prevention technologies can be costly and challenging to deploy. Here are some things to think about before buying
Google Pulls Two Android Market Apps
Two apps from the Android Market that duped users into downloading them have been removed by Google
ICANN Green Lights .xxx Domain
With the application for an .xxx domain for adult entertainment approved, proponents say it will help web filtering efforts, while others are not so sure
Scotland Yard Considers Google WiSpy Investigation
A complaint by Privacy International could prompt a criminal investigation by Scotland Yard, into Google's Wi-Fi snooping
EU Escalates Call For Greater ICO Powers
The Commission has urged the UK to give the ICO greater powers of regulation, in order to better protect national data
Microsoft Introduces Windows Live Essentials Beta
New beta features in Microsoft's Essentials include multimedia and productivity applications, Messenger, Sync, Writer and Mail
Security Holding Back Gov 2.0 Survey Finds
US and European Ovum research suggests security fears are hampering public sector web 2.0 adoption