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Microsoft Lawsuit Claims Windows 10 Upgrade Wiped Data & Damaged PCs

The Redmond company is under fire for the way it drove Windows 10 upgrades

7 years ago

NHS Official Imprisoned For Accepting £80,000 Bribe To Award IT Contract

Peter Lewis faces three and a half years in prison for accepting corrupt payments

7 years ago

MPs Demand Action Against Ticket Tout Bots

Politicians want the Government to make it illegal for touts to use computer software to harvest tickets as soon as…

7 years ago

Data Protection Breach Cases Set To Soar With GDPR Introduction

Legal experts expect disputes related to privacy or data breaches to become much more common in the next five years

7 years ago

Panama Papers Leak Pinned On Server Breach

Did 2.6 TB worth of data come from the breach of Mossak Fonseca’s email server in 2015?

8 years ago

FBI Finds ‘Third Party’ Method Of Unlocking Terrorist’s Encrypted iPhone

Apple hearing suspended after government files motion claiming a third party method of getting into the San Bernardino's iPhone has…

8 years ago

Microsoft: We Gave Police Info On Paris Terrorism Suspects Within 30 Minutes

Microsoft says tech companies must play their part in national security, but also have to protect customers

8 years ago

How To Avoid A Digital Assets Time Bomb

Russell Pierpoint, MD, Evolved Media Solutions, explains how brands can avoid a litigious nightmare in the digital age

8 years ago

What Oracle Vs Google Teaches Business Owners About IP Law And Social Media

Business ideas that require use of social media require extra legal attention, IP law expert warns

8 years ago

EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws

Leading tech firms will be forced to report major cyber attacks under new European cybersecurity laws

8 years ago

Reclassification Of Cybercrime ‘Critical To Improving Cyber Defences’

Office for National Statistics’ move to incorporate cyber crime into official crime statistics long overdue, says certification body APMG

8 years ago

UK Hands Out First ‘Unlawful’ Drone Conviction

Nigel Wilson’s fine and banning order marks the first conviction relating to flying a drone in Britain

9 years ago

How To Overcome Digital Forensic Challenges In The Cloud

Professor Hamid Jahankhani, head of doctoral Studies at GSM London, gets all CSI in the cloud environment

9 years ago

Malware Creator Jailed For Infecting More Than Half a Million Computers

Alex Yucel jailed for almost five years after stealing computer users' personal data in 100-plus countries

9 years ago

Australia Passes Mandatory Data Retention Laws

Communications metadata can now be accessed by Australian government without need of a search warrant

9 years ago

FBI Seeks New Powers To Hack And Spy

The FBI proposes "rules of engagement" change to allow it to hack into any computer in the world

9 years ago

BBC To Publish List Of ‘Forgotten’ Links

Stories were removed by Google under the EU's controversial 'Right to be Forgotten' law

10 years ago

How The Government Supports Tech Startups

Lawyers Emma Cartwright and Douglas Badder give a thumbs-up to the Government's support for startups

10 years ago

FBI ‘Can Eavesdrop Via Android Phones, Laptops’

The FBI has reportedly expanded its use of hacking techniques, including the use of eavesdropping tools on smartphones and laptops,…

11 years ago

France Will Tax Smartphones To Support Culture

Across the channel the government is mulling a new tax on smartphones and tablets to protect French culture

11 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Tech Cops And Robbers

Try our quiz on the villains and victims of cyber space

11 years ago

US Justice Department May Revise Web Accessibility Rules

The US' Department of Justice is set to revise accessibility guidelines that could broaden the degree to which they apply…

11 years ago

Google Competitors Pressure EC To Advance Antitrust Investigation

Google's competitors, including Foundem, Streetmap and TripAdvisor, have sent an open letter to the European Commission demanding it press formal…

11 years ago

IT Life: Tech On The Right Side Of The Law

The legal side of tech is no mystery to Duncan James of UK law firm Clarion

11 years ago

Government Announces ‘Common Sense’ Copyright Law Reform

BIS tells TechWeek Vince Cable's reforms should be law by end of 2013 at the latest

11 years ago

EU Court Upholds Huge Microsoft Antitrust Fine

Windows developer gets a €39 million discount, has to pay “just” €860 million

12 years ago

Apple To Face Court Over User Tracking

A US federal judge rules that tracking accusations should be investigated

12 years ago

Prosecution Asks Megaupload Users To Buy Back Their Data

US court tells Kyle Goodwin he can get his videos, but the state will not pay for retrieving them

12 years ago

Websites To Be Forced To Reveal Cyber-bullies

The government says victims of cyber-bullying can demand the IP addresses of their tormentors

12 years ago

EU Takes Five Countries To Court Over Cookie Law

Massive fines are threatening Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia

12 years ago