RSA hits back, categorically denies NSA ‘bribe’ allegations
The security people at RSA aren’t a very happy bunch at the moment – just days after being accused of taking a $10 million ‘bribe’ from the NSA in order to facilitate it’s spying,…
Overstock jumps into bed with Bitcoin
Bitcoin is about to get a whole lot more useful than it already is, following last week’s announcement that Overstock.com is to begin accepting the currency soon. In interviews given to both the Financial…
Google hit with $1.2M fine in Spain for breaking data laws
Google has just been slapped with a $1.2 million fine by Spain’s privacy watchdog, after it was judged to have broken data protection laws in that country by merging its privacy policy for its…
Ignore what’s happening in China, Bitcoin’s not going away
Bitcoin values plunged yet again on Wednesday after BTC China, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange, confirmed that it can no longer accept cash deposits in Chinese Yuan Renminbi, according to the AP news agency.…
3 Internet of Things trends to watch for in 2014
Next year will see demonstrable evidence of the Internet of Things (IoT), which is set to become far more tangible in 2014. While most of us have moved beyond speculating about the value of…
RATs in your Apple Mac can help people spy on you with iSight
If you happen to own an older Apple Mac, you’d best cover up that webcam of yours if you don’t want to get creeped out by this latest story. That’s because, a hacker could…
Facebook’s about to unleash extremely annoying auto-play video ads
You may have noticed some changes to Facebook’s mobile app in the last few days, with video auto-play now enabled by default, allowing friend’s videos to begin playing on their own as you come…
Rumors of China’s crackdown on Bitcoin gather momentum
Rumors of China’s impending crackdown on Bitcoin continue to hog the headlines, with a number of media outlets reporting that Chinese regulators would no longer allow payment processors to serve bitcoin exchanges. News of…
Rumor: China really hates Bitcoin
The rollercoaster ride that is the Bitcoin market took a deep dive yesterday following yet another bombshell out of China – this time round, the People’s Bank of China has been rumored to consider…
No more metadata for you: US judge orders NSA to stop spying on people’s calls
In what looks to be a major setback for the NSA’s mass surveillance of telephone metadata, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon has ordered the spy agency to stop collecting U.S. citizen’s mobile phone records,…