Addicted.com? People would rather give up alcohol, showers or sex than go without the web

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2118816/Addicted-com-Americans-alcohol-showers-sex-web.html 73% would give up alcohol rather than the web One in five would give up sex Survey of 20,000 people in 20 countries By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 11:39 EST, 22 March 2012 | UPDATED: 11:39 EST, 22 March 2012 What would you give up to stay connected to the Internet? Sex, chocolate and even […]

Google faces fresh privacy investigations in Europe and U.S. after ‘bypassing’ security to spy on iPhone users

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2115827/Google-face-privacy-probe-Europe-US-spying-iPhone-users.html Renewed controversy over Google’s privacy policies Company ‘tricked’ iPhones into running hidden code Investigation by FTC and EU regulators By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 05:13 EST, 16 March 2012 | UPDATED: 05:41 EST, 16 March 2012 Google is to face new investigations in both America and the EU over using hidden computer code to violate […]

Will the FBI shut down the Internet on March 8 because of computer virus concerns?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2102856/Will-FBI-shut-Internet-March-8-virus-concerns.html By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:49 PM on 17th February 2012 The Internet could go dark for millions of users as early as March 8 because of a virus that has corrupted computers in more than 100 countries. The computer script, called DNSChanger Trojan, taps into fraudulent servers, sending users of the […]

Brazil first country to try and use Twitter’s new censorship policy to silence its citizens

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2099391/Brazil-country-use-Twitters-new-censorship-policy-silence-citizens.html By Rob Waugh Last updated at 3:41 PM on 10th February 2012 Brazil could become the first country to take Twitter up on its plan to censor Tweets at government request. The move has sparked alarm among privacy groups, who fear  governments will use the same policy to silence dissenting voices. The Brazilian government […]

Iran government cuts off internet access as hardline regime makes a stand

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099549/Iran-government-cuts-internet-access-hardline-regime-makes-stand.html By John Hutchinson Last updated at 9:01 PM on 10th February 2012 Iran has demonstrated further evidence of its strict regime after the government cut internet links leaving millions without email and social networks. Interestingly, the shutdown comes at a time when inhabitants are preparing to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, […]

Google defends change to privacy policies

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-google-privacy-policy-idUSTRE80U1UL20120131 By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:47pm EST (Reuters) – Planned changes to Google Inc’s privacy policies that have caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers would not take away the control its customers have over how data is collected and used, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday Google, […]

Twitter to restrict user content in some countries

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-twitter-idUSTRE80P28920120127 By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:24am EST (Reuters) – Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in specific countries, renewing questions about how the social media platform will handle issues of free speech as it rapidly expands its global user base. Until now, Twitter had to remove […]

Help us spy on Twitter: FBI asks companies to develop software for monitoring social media to predict crimes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092534/FBI-asks-companies-develop-software-monitoring-social-media-like-Twitter.html By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:51 AM on 27th January 2012 The FBI is to use automated scanners to monitor people’s posts on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, it has emerged this week – and privacy campaigners have described it as an attack on free speech. The agency is looking […]

‘Google will know more about you than your partner’: Uproar as search giant reveals privacy policy that will allow them to track you on all their products

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2091508/Google-privacy-policy-Search-giant-know-partner.html Now users will be bombarded with ads related to their online searches Critics say company will amass ‘cauldron of data’ on users Company says products will be ‘beautifully simple and intuitive’ By Ted Thornhill Last updated at 4:59 PM on 25th January 2012 Google has been savaged by critics after revealing plans to link […]

Wikipedia protest hits home: U.S. senators withdraw support for anti-piracy bills as 4.5 million sign petition

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087673/Wikipedia-blackout-SOPA-protest-US-senators-withdraw-support-anti-piracy-bills.html Wikipedia back online at 5am today after 24 hour blackout 18 senators withdraw support for controversial bills Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg opposes censorship law And says internet is ‘powerful tool for creating open and connected world’ 7,000 sites across the net joined protest Founder Jimmy Wales calls the strike an ‘extraordinary action’ Hollywood movie […]