Facebook has passed one billion monthly users, the company has announced. "This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month. If you're reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the ...
IDG News Service - In a new twist over the controversy surrounding an anti-Islam movie trailer on YouTube, an actress shown in the trailer has filed a lawsuit demanding that YouTube and its owner Google take down the video. Google has ...
Tags: Anti-Islam, Video, controversy surrounding
Supermarket chain Tesco is investing £65m in a state-of-the-art datacentre as it gears up to expand its web operations outside the UK. The retailer has signed a 15-year contract with datacentre operator Sentrum, to host the ...
Tags: Tesco, Sentrum, IT Smartphones, in-store software
The unique identifiers of 1 million Apple iOS devices that hackers leaked last week were stolen from the servers of a Florida-based digital publishing firm called Bluetoad. Bluetoad develops digital distribution technologies. Its ...
Tags: Apple iOS devices, US, Cybercrime, Hacking
Twenty-two U.S.privacy and consumer groups have voiced support for a tough online privacy proposal being considered by the European Union,even though some U.S.businesses and government officials have described the proposal as too ...
Tags: U.S., EU, EU's Proposed Privacy Rules, privacy protections online
The FBI on Tuesday denied that the 1 million unique device identifiers for Apple devices(UDIDs)posted publicly by hacker group AntiSec on Monday had come from its computers. In a brief statement,the FBI's national press office said the ...
An ad agency is testing a new app that uses strategically placed cameras,facial recognition tools and Facebook histories to offer targeted local deals. The system,dubbed Facedeals,uses cameras placed at the doors of participating stores ...
The US Cybersecurity Bill, originally intended to dictate minimum standards of online security for critical infrastructure in the US, has been voted down in the Senate over criticisms that it gave authorities too much power to spy on users. ...
Tags: Cybersecurity Bill, Joe Lieberman, digital Dark Ages, cyber security
California's top legal official has put the tech industry on notice that she intends to get tough on digital privacy. Attorney General Kamala Harris said Thursday she is forming a new group within the state's Justice Department, the ...
Tags: online privacy, US, Cybercrime, Hacking
The government has today revealed fresh details on how it plans to manage the national roll-out of smart meters, confirming that it will launch a new Central Delivery Body to help tackle privacy concerns and ensure consumers embrace the ...
Tags: Smart Meter Privacy, government, Smart Metering Forum, London