Never-ending lawsuit. Oracle's Android lawsuit against Google likely to enter sixth year US judge warns
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Porn Clampdown By Government Questioned
Plan to stop kids accessing smut ignores the fact that most porn websites are hosted outside the UK
OPSWAT Policy Patrol Technology Checks In At Radisson Edwardian Hotels
Policy Patrol by OPSWAT helps Radisson to centrally stamp every email with the necessary legal disclaimer and the Radisson 'look'
WTO IT Trade Deal Cuts Technology Tariffs
Cheaper technology could be on the way as WTO cuts tariffs on more than 200 high-tech goods
Microsoft To Combat Revenge Porn With Web Form
Promises to remove 'revenge porn' images and video from Bing etc, but warns global action is needed
Oracle Asks Court To Update Android Lawsuit
Bad news Google? Oracle asks judge to take into account Android's smartphone domination
Darkode Hacking Forum Goes Dark
Notorious hacking forum used by Lizard Squad and other cybercriminals taken offline by the FBI
British Hacker Faces Deportation To United States
Brit allegedly hacked US Army, NASA, and Federal Reserve, but fights extradition request to the US
Lizard Squad Hacker Avoids Jail Despite 50,000 Attacks
No justice? Finnish teenager and Lizard Squad member responsible for 50,700 hacks avoids prison time
Amnesty International Demands Inquiry After GCHQ Spying
Amnesty calls for independent inquiry over UK spying on human rights organisations
Silk Road Undercover Agent Admits Bitcoin Fraud
Fallout from Silk Road continues after former DEA undercover agent pleads guilty to extorting bitcoins
ICO Finds Reports Of Nuisance Calls And Texts Up 12 Percent
ICO annual report also highlights prosecutions following serious cases of customer data breaches by TfL employees and businesses
Factory Robot Crushes Man To Death
Rise of the Machines? Robot crushes a man to death but officials blame “human error”
Third Of British Firms Targeted By Ransomware
New study reveals alarming number of British firms have been held to ransom by hackers
Amazon Pays Just £12m Corporation Tax Despite £5.3bn Sales
But the days of tech giants paying low amounts of tax could be numbered
Fake Mobile Towers Spy On UK Phone Users
British mobile users revealed to be under survelliance from police and other forces using fake mobile phone towers
HP Settles Autonomy-Related Shareholder Suit for $100M
The agreement on the class-action lawsuit comes as HP pursues a $5 billion lawsuit against Autonomy's former executives
Apple In Hot Water Over Music Antitrust Allegations
Investigation opens into whether Apple pressured record labels into giving new music service an unfair advantage against rivals like Spotify
USA Freedom Act Reforms NSA Bulk Data Collection
US Senate approves USA Freedom Act and reforms the NSA's bulk data harvesting activities
Fitbit Slapped With Lawsuit Ahead Of IPO
Wearable market heats up with coincidentally timed lawsuit between rival fitness tracker makers
Yahoo To Face Lawsuit For Email Spying
American judge orders Yahoo to face class-action lawsuit for alleged snooping of people's emails
Queen’s Speech Confirms Return Of Snoopers’ Charter
Government confirms sweeping new powers for the security services in fresh blow to privacy campaigners
Skype Taken To Court Over Customer Data Refusal
Microsoft refuses to hand over customer data to Belgian authorities investigating criminal matter
Mspy Admits Blackmail Attack, Denies Data Breach
Child monitoring firm denies massive data leak but admits that it was approached by blackmailers
Naikon Hackers Take Aim At Asia-Pacific Nations, Warns Kaspersky
New hacker collective is snooping on government, civil and military targets in a number of Asian countries
United Airlines Offers Airmiles For Bug Bounty Hackers
Hack our website, but please not our aeroplanes – the invite from United Airlines to friendly hackers
Two Arrested Over Naked Selfies App
Two men behind an app that trawls through private photo albums looking for naked selfies face prison sentences
Tax Practices Of Tech Giants Attacked By OECD Official
The man in charge of reforming global tax laws warns tech giants to stop “extremely aggressive” tax planning
Google Rejects Nearly Half Of All Removal Requests
Right to be forgotten? Probably not, according to figures released by Google
Firefox 38 Arrives With DRM Support
Lesser of two evils? Mozilla admits DRM is not a desirable market solution, but bundles it anyway