HP and Oracle have accused each other of lying about the future of Intel's Itanium chip
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Industry Predicts More Advanced Attacks in 2012
Cyber-adversaries are gearing up for even more advanced attacks. Fahmida Rashid Explores the security outlook for 2012
GCHQ’s Cracking Good Idea That Failed The Test
The GCHQ recruitment puzzle has been full of security holes but it was more of a publicity stunt than anything else, says Eric Doyle
McKinnon’s Mother Pleads Before Extradition Debate
Hacker Gary McKinnon's mother wants MPs to renegotiate controversial US-UK extradition treaty
Assange Set For Final Extradition Appeal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won the right to one further appeal to the Supreme Court
Syria Bans iPhones To Stop Protestors Talking
Apple's iPhone banned to silence reports of violence against protestors in Syria's Arab Spring revolt
Swiss Government Rules Downloading To Stay Legal
The Swiss government claims that file-sharing does not lose entertainment companies money
Russian Opposition Sites Hit with Attacks
Websites critical of Russia's government appear to have been silenced in DDoS attacks
Apple’s Samsung Ban Bid Rejected By US Court
A US District Court has refused to grant a preliminary injunction against Samsung's smartphone and tablets
DWP Confirms 1,000 Open Source Desktops Pilot
Microsoft beware: a major UK government department is to trial open source desktops
French Firm Supplied Gaddafi’s Internet Spying Kit
French social media publisher OWNI claims Amesys provided dissident-surveillance equipment to Libya
Samsung Galaxy Tab Ban Extended Down Under
Australian court bans Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for another week so Apple can launch high court appeal
EC Forms Online Child Protection Coalition
The EC has formed a coalition of 28 leading tech and media companies to improve children's online safety
Ofcom Warns Operators Over Delayed 4G Auction
The head of Ofcom issued a blunt warning to Britain's mobile operators to stop delaying the 4G auction
GCHQ Devises Code-Cracker Game To Recruit Spies
Intelligence agency GCHQ has gone to social media with a code-breaking challenge for would-be spies
British Apple Worker Sacked For Facebook Posts
An Apple Store employee who ranted on Facebook about his job has lost his claim of unfair dismissal
WikiLeaks Launches Anti-Surveillance Campaign
Commercial firms are watching every move, says WikiLeaks' Spy Files campaign
Mobile “Big Brother” Carrier IQ Busted
Carrier IQ software logs every stroke on Android, RIM and Nokia phones, and says it's for your own good
Silk Browser Guards Privacy Amazon Tells Congress
Amazon confirms non- track Kindle Fire policy despite routing browser traffic through cloud servers
Facebook Settles Over Misleading Privacy Changes
Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive behaviour over privacy settings
Wikileaks Delays Online Submission System
Security fears over SSL prompt Wikileaks to delay the launch of its online submission system
Yacy Launches New Open Source Search Engine
Peer to peer search engine may turn government and business efforts to control searches on their heads
US Patriots v EU Liberals In 2012 Cloud Olympics
Cloud services could lose, in an Olympian contest over privacy between US patriots and EU human rights defenders, says Eric Doyle.
Osborne Plans Open Data and Connected Cities
George Osborne's Autumn statement launched an open data project, and promised connected cities
ICO Fines Councils For Breach
Some council staff don't know the difference between internal and external email, the ICO has found
MoD Admits More Laptop Losses
The MoD has admitted to mislaying IT equipment including more than 180 laptops
Liability Framework Missing From Security Strategy
BCS says the. government strategy is a good overall vision, but lacks emphasis in key areas
Cabinet Office Plans Open Standards Consultation
A fresh consultation will aim to clarify the government's position on open standards
EC To Stop Facebook Eavesdropping
An EC Directive will ban information harvesting on social networking sites for targeted advertising
Bring Computer Science To Schools, Says Industry
Some of the biggest names in multi-media and IT want the government to kick IT education up a notch