Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Amazon wins customer privacy battle

Amazon wins customer privacy battle

The FBI has been slammed in a court ruling after attempting to get Amazon to hand over details on its customers and their reading habits.
Iain Thomson Nov 29 2007 7:17AM Security
University insists on GPS phones for students

University insists on GPS phones for students

Students at Montclair State University in New Jersey are required to have mobile phones fitted with GPS tracking devices as part of their equipment for campus life..
Iain Thomson Nov 28 2007 7:30AM Hardware
Mozilla fixes Firefox flaws

Mozilla fixes Firefox flaws

Mozilla has released a new version of its Firefox browser containing some bug and security fixes..
Iain Thomson Nov 28 2007 7:30AM Security
Gartner reports strong EMEA server sales

Gartner reports strong EMEA server sales

Quarterly server sales in EMEA rose 8.7 percent year over year, according to figures from analyst house Gartner..
Iain Thomson Nov 28 2007 7:30AM Networking
Phishing causing real harm to brands

Phishing causing real harm to brands

Attacks having a detrimental effect on reputation.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2007 10:25AM Security
US town passes online bullying law

US town passes online bullying law

A US town has passed a local law making cyber-harassment a crime following the death of a teenager who may have been harassed into suicide by comments made online..
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2007 7:00AM Software
Microsoft sends staff to Siberia

Microsoft sends staff to Siberia

Microsoft is to build a 10,000-server data centre in the middle of Siberia, according to Russian news reports.s who bought iPhones.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2007 7:00AM Hardware
Brits turned off by iPhone price

Brits turned off by iPhone price

A new survey suggests that UK consumers know all about Apple's iPhone, but very few are prepared to buy one..
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2007 7:00AM Hardware
Skype encryption foils German police

Skype encryption foils German police

German police have complained that the encryption of VoIP traffic has made tracking criminals very difficult..
Iain Thomson Nov 26 2007 7:19AM Security
Campaigners slam Facebook Beacon

Campaigners slam Facebook Beacon

Online campaign group MoveOn.org has started a protest against a new advertising model being used by Facebook..
Iain Thomson Nov 23 2007 7:23AM Software
Campaigners take aim at Facebook's privacy concerns

Campaigners take aim at Facebook's privacy concerns

Online campaign group Moveon.org has started to organise a protest against Facebook's new advertising plans.
Iain Thomson Nov 22 2007 10:24AM Security
HMRC data loss leaves 25 million exposed

HMRC data loss leaves 25 million exposed

The head of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has resigned after it was revealed in parliament that the personal details of 25 million Britons had been "lost in the post"..
Iain Thomson Nov 22 2007 7:18AM Security
Samsung bribery scandal gathers pace

Samsung bribery scandal gathers pace

New allegations of bribery by Samsung have emerged after a presidential aide went public with claims that the company tried to bribe him..
Iain Thomson Nov 22 2007 7:18AM Strategy
China cleared of leading global piracy

China cleared of leading global piracy

An analysis of the recording industry's own piracy data has shown that China is far from leading the theft of digital media, and that the UK ranks near the top of the table..
Iain Thomson Nov 20 2007 10:31PM Security
Internet could face meltdown by 2010

Internet could face meltdown by 2010

The internet could suffer drastic slowdown by 2010 as the sheer scale of data carried exceeds the ability of the network to handle it.
Iain Thomson Nov 20 2007 2:17PM Telco/ISP
Security forecast stormy for 2008

Security forecast stormy for 2008

Internet users are unlikely to see any let up in attacks from the team behind the malware next year according to security firm MessageLabs.
Iain Thomson Nov 20 2007 12:58PM Security
Information Commissioner gets tough on data security

Information Commissioner gets tough on data security

UK Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has argued for much tighter data protection laws in Britain, insisting that those who lose data should end up in court.
Iain Thomson Nov 19 2007 12:09PM Security
Yahoo settles China dissident case

Yahoo settles China dissident case

Yahoo has settled a brought against it by the families of Chinese dissidents who claim their details were handed over to the authorities by the internet giant.
Iain Thomson Nov 19 2007 12:05PM Software
German cryptographer beats Colossus

German cryptographer beats Colossus

An amateur German cryptographer has beaten a replica of the World War Two codebreaking computer Colossus in a race to decrypt data..
Iain Thomson Nov 19 2007 7:25AM Security
Obama plans major patent shake up

Obama plans major patent shake up

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has unveiled his technology strategy and is calling for an overhaul of the US patent system and the appointment of a national chief technology officer..
Iain Thomson Nov 17 2007 12:39PM Strategy

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