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Microsoft promising 'mega patch' Tuesday

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IT departments braced for security and other updates to Microsoft's operating systems and applications
14 May 2013

US government will take your data even without the Patriot Act

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Cloud expert says that firms shouldn't worry about the Patriot Act, the US has other means if it decides it wants your data
08 May 2013

FBI lobbying US government for 'back doors' into Facebook, Google and Skype

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US spooks call for easier wiretapping of social media – and heavy punishments for companies that don't comply
01 May 2013

Analysis: Super-SAVA or super spy?

China has forged ahead with Source Address Validation Architecture technology in its IPv6 internet backbone. But will it prevent abuses or is it just another attack on internet privacy?
01 May 2013

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Francis Maude welcome new OGP members

Eight new countries join scheme designed to promote transparency in government data
25 Apr 2013

The right to be forgotten is unrealistic, says ICO

Deputy Information Commissioner David Smith compares right to be forgotten online to attempting to expunge a criminal record
24 Apr 2013

Yahoo's Mayer breaks silence on work from home ban

Staff more innovative when they're working together, argues Yahoo CEO
22 Apr 2013

Authentication a barrier to online commerce for most people

Study finds growing dissatisfaction with existing authentication processes
17 Apr 2013

Google offers concessions in attempt to end EU antitrust investigation

Move comes after Google accused of manipulating search results in its favour
12 Apr 2013

H4cked off: Of Bitcoins and Beenz

Bitcoins won't be the currency of the post-financial apocalypse, as commentators such as Max Keiser have suggested
11 Apr 2013

Google's privacy woes are just the beginning

Jaclyn Wilkins of law firm Charles Russell LLP examines the investigation into Google's privacy policies and asks: which tech firm will be next?
10 Apr 2013

Cyber criminals target UK banking sector

Shylock, a type of banking malware, has been overhauled by its developers and has been found to be targeting the UK financial sector
08 Apr 2013

Google's Blink moves Chrome browser away from Apple's Safari

New fork of WebKit promises faster development, especially on mobile platforms
05 Apr 2013

Rugby tries out data analytics

Danny Palmer talks to IBM, Opta and the RFU about their use of data analytics to track every detail at the recent Six Nations rugby tournament
03 Apr 2013

Analysis: does PC performance affect productivity?

Do slow PCs also slow the minds and reduce the performance of office workers? Or would a little reduction in speed be beneficial?
03 Apr 2013

TalkTalk calls for government regulation of high-speed broadband

Chairman Sir Charles Dunstone says 'no one really knows' how BT's government subsidies are being spent
02 Apr 2013

Tougher privacy rules prompted Google Reader shutdown, sources say

Not worth supporting Reader against possible privacy complaints, sources suggest
25 Mar 2013

Computing research: Web development for mobile users

The need to develop websites and apps for mobile platforms can put IT leaders back in the driving seat
20 Mar 2013

Big Data will be a game changer in fighting diseases, says AstraZeneca

Chip-on-a-pill and wearable sensors key to bespoke health care, says CTO Yochem
20 Mar 2013

The empire strikes back: the threat to online freedom

The World Wide Web was supposed to herald a new age of global freedom and free exchange of information. Instead, governments are poised to take more control over the internet than ever
20 Mar 2013

Crash Podcast: MWC, HMRC and other acronyms

Computing brings you its semi-regular podcast, featuring a roundup of Mobile World Congress and other stories
11 Mar 2013

Birds Eye CIO: Choosing a cloud provider that won't go bust

Sarah Leslie, CIO of Iglo Foods Group - which operates the Birds Eye Brand in the UK - tells Computing how her organisation selects cloud and outsourcing providers which are unlikely to go out of business and lose her data
08 Mar 2013

IT delivers growth at Domino’s: an interview with CIO Colin Rees

CIO Colin Rees tells Sooraj Shah how mobile apps, capacity management, cloud computing and analytics are helping Domino’s to knock spots off the competition
05 Mar 2013

BBC: big data helps us understand the audience

BBC CTO John Linwood describes how big data helps the broadcaster understand audience sentiment, and hopes this will soon be possible in real-time
25 Feb 2013