Telecom regulator Ofcom has outlined new rules to force BT maintain a sufficient margin between its wholesale and retail superfast broadband charges. The UK regulator has notified the European Commission (EC) of…
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Google reports slight decrease in data removal requests for June to December 2013 period
Google’s latest “Transparency Report”, released on Tuesday, reports a slight decrease in the number of government requests to remove information for the June 2013 to December 2013 period. The report revealed that…
Sony hack not a case of ‘act of war’, but is an act of ‘cyber vandalism’ says Barack Obama
Barack Obama, in an interview on on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, has categorised Sony’s recent hacking case as an act of “cyber vandalism” instead of an ‘act of war’…
Microsoft gets backing from tech giants and media organizations
It seems Microsoft is not alone in its fight against the U.S. government over access to customer data stored on Redmond’s Ireland servers. Apple, Amazon, Cisco, eBay and Verizon as well as…
FBI warns US companies of possible hacking threats
Recent reports suggest the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned energy and defense companies operating in the country of a possible attack by Iranian hackers. According to Reuters, the Bureau…
Microsoft announces Azure Government’s general availability
After being in preview state for more than a year, Microsoft’s Azure Government cloud computing service is now generally available to government clients. Redmond had announced plans for a government cloud offering…
Microsoft: Complying with US Court order could “put all of our private digital information at risk”
Microsoft on Monday argued that complying with the US court’s order which requires the software giant to hand over customer’s email data stored on a server in Ireland to US prosecutors could…
UK slaps new tax rate ‘Google Tax’ on multinationals
The British government has imposed a new tax rate dubbed ‘Google Tax’ on multinational companies trying to avoid paying their fair share of taxes to Treasury coffers. The levy — nicknamed the…
European Parliament waves green at resolution calling out for Google’s split-up
The European Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a resolution that called for splitting up of Google’s search engine business from the rest of its commercial operations as a potential solution…
T&Cs laid out by social networks should be simple and understandable
UK parliament’s Science and Technology Committee wants social networking companies to simplify their terms and conditions to make users know how and for what purposes their data is being used. According to…
US: EU’s antitrust probe on Google shouldn’t be politically motivated
The United States on Tuesday noted that it is against European Parliament’s call for splitting up Google’s search engine business from the rest of its commercial operations as it is of the…
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 gains GSA clearance; now available to US government agencies
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 has managed to meet with all General Services Administration (GSA) criteria thereby clearing way for Microsoft to make its tablet available for purchase by government employees. The development…
Facebook complied with 70% government data requests in UK
Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday revealed that it complied with 70 per cent of data requests from UK government while also revealing that global government requests for user information rose 24…
UK Gov launches ‘Call for Information’ on benefits and risks of digital currencies
The UK Government has launched ‘Call for Information‘ on benefits and risks of digital currencies including Bitcoin, Litecoin, others – one of the moves it claims will support growth of Britain’s emerging…
Report: FBI begins secret lobbying to gain access to Apple, Google encrypted customer data
A new report from a well known intelligence historian and an expert on the National Security Agency (NSA), US claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has begun secret lobbying efforts…