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Wikipedia Crew Plotting Anti-NSA Snooping Security Boost
Wikimedia Foundation says it appears to have been “specifically targeted by XKeyscore” NSA surveillance tool
Porn Filters Are Not The Protection Children Need
Porn blocking web filters are a non-starter says Chris Puttick. He wants families to have active classification
The US Government Declares War On Patent Trolls
Patent trolls make Wayne Rash angry. The US government aims to squash them
Peter Sunde: Would Someone Kill The Pirate Bay Already?
Co-founder of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, can't escape the shadow of his creation
We’ll Fight Any PRISM Requests – HP
HP won't back down from a fight with US law enforcement and it supports controversial EU data privacy proposals, says European privacy lead Daniel Pradelles
Hague ‘Fails To Provide PRISM Reassurances’
Hague accused of failing to come clean on vital questions surrounding the US operation
Mark Surman: IT Education Isn’t Just About Schools
Mark Surman, CEO of the Mozilla Foundation explains how to teach the public to tinker with the Web
Change.org: A Start-Up Igniting The Activist Spirit
Change.org tells TechWeek about its plans to change the world, following a handy £9.9 million investment boost
UK Government Fears Destructive Cyber Sabotage
Government's cyber security strategy lead James Quinault says UK faces very real threat of attacks destroying critical infrastructure
IT Life: Stonesoft’s Politically-Minded Strategist
Governments need to solve the strategic issues before addressing technology, says Stonesoft's Jarno Limnell
IT Life: The Network CTO Who Thinks Cloud Will Fade
Faster processors and network overhead will kill the cloud, says Martin Jakobsen of Updata
Nick Clegg ‘Kills Off Snooper’s Charter’
Over the Liberal Democrats' dead body, says Clegg
Open Data Crew Outraged At Government’s Privatised Postcode Plan
The government is keeping the post code database in the hands of the Royal Mail and the Open Data Institute is left baffled
Hague Puts £500k-A-Year Cyber Security Centre In Oxford
Oxford facility will work on how to protect infrastructure from cyber threats
Tech City Architect Rohan Silva Leaving Downing Street
David Cameron's policy adviser moving into entrepreneurial world himself
UK Launches Cyber Security Threat Sharing Centre
Threat data to be shared across industries, thanks to project announced by Francis Maude
Budget 2013: Details Leak By Tweet As Osborne Tweaks
Small promises for green industry, while the Evening Standard tweeted the big picture
If France Brands Skype A Telco, It Blocks Progress!
If the French regulator forces Skype to register as a telco. it wil reflect badly on France, says Andreas Bernstrom
IT Life: Taking Government To The Clouds
CIO of Eduserv Ed Zedlewski talks to TechWeekEurope about mind-reading telephones, cloud security and how his desire to be a fighter pilot got him into IT
RSA 2013: European Privacy Laws Harm Civil Liberties – Art Coviello
RSA chief blasts European privacy laws, telling TechWeekEurope they favour criminals
France Pledges £17Bn For Superfast Broadband
President Francois Hollande has pledged nearly 20 billion euros to kick-start superfast broadband in France
Tech Success Awards: The NHS Trust That Trusts In Analytics
Orlando Agrippa got an NHS Trust from Colchester into business analytics, and won our Public Sector Project Of The Year award
Cabinet Office Announces Funding For “Social Incubators”
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd gives money to socially positive start-up incubators
University Challenge: Good Students Need Good IT
Can University IT services cut costs, and still up their game to attract the best students, asks Robert Saxby?
American NGOs Urge Their Government To Support EU Privacy Proposals
Seventeen US organisations ask their government to have the courage of Obama's convictions
Why Data Protection Day Is A Dismal Failure
Data Protection Day fails to inspire yet again - it's time for a different story, says Tom Brewster
UK Signs Up To Cyber Resilience Initiative In Davos
Hague signs agreement at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
European Commission Backtracks On Net Neutrality
Neelie Kroes encourages the introduction of cheap, “limited” broadband connections
Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Defends Her Office
Carmen Ortiz says she recommended a reduced sentence of six months in a low security setting