The cookie law is crazy, as the government has shown by saying it hasn't bothered to get compliant, argues Tom Brewster
May 17, 2012
Dell Prepares To Cut UK Workforce
Dell has confirmed that it is preparing to trim its UK workforce, although it remains tight-lipped over numbers
Facebook Hacker Given 12 Month Sentence
Man from Sussex tracked down by Met Police's e-Crime Unit for Facebook account hack
Flashback Crooks Fluffed Money Making Scheme
Flashback operators were unable to make much money from the hundreds of thousands of Macs they had control of
French Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over Privacy
Google is to meet with the French privacy watchdog next week over its controversial new user privacy policy
4G Could Affect TV Signal For 2m Households
Mobile operators will be forced to pay for disruption
EU Competition Watchdog Sniffs At Windows RT
It is unclear whether Microsoft is going to break the 2009 EU “browser choice” agreement
Microsoft Promises Children Trackers In Windows 8
Microsoft details improved monitoring options and restrictions for parents
WikiLeaks Down After ‘72-Hour DDoS’
WikiLeaks sees its website go down, claiming a DDoS has been smashing the site for three days
RunCore Launches SSD With A Self-Destruct Button
Paranoid citizens and secret agents rejoice - you can destroy your data
Rutland Council And BT Agree £3m Superfast Broadband Deal
England's most rural county will receive BDUK funding
Pirate Bay DDoS: Anonymous Not To Blame
The Pirate Bay is back online after a big DDoS hit, saying Anonymous is not to blame
Facebook IPO: Analysts Doubtful As Shareholders Cash In
A $100bn valuation for Facebook would be 100 times its revenue. Analysts are warning small investors away
Google Includes Knowledge Graph In Revamped Search
Google has begun delivering the revamped version of its search engine, which includes a Knowledge Graph
Apple iPhone 5 To Offer Larger 4-Inch Display
The next Apple iPhone will reportedly ship with a bigger screen, following the current smartphone trend
Oracle Releases HP/Intel Emails In Itanium Court Case
Oracle continues to increase the pressure on HP over Itanium, and releases emails between HP and Intel
Most Enterprises Embrace BYOD, Cisco Finds
A clear majority of enterprises are embracing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend, Cisco has revealed in a new survey
Google Plugs 20 Chrome Security Vulnerabilities
Google has fixed 20 security flaws for the Chrome browser, and also offered up a new tab-synchronisation feature