Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Google Plans To “Mug Off” Mugshot Websites

By Mike Wheatley Oct 7, 2013

Few ex-offenders enjoy being reminded of the fact that they were once arrested and charged with a criminal offence, particularly when those people have since moved on to become hard working, honest members of…

EU Move To Regulate The Cloud Could Threaten US Firms

By Mike Wheatley Oct 7, 2013

Whatever your feelings on Ed Snowden and his revelations of the NSA’s massive online spy program, it can’t be denied that the leaks are having some kind of positive effect – at least people…

Bing Challenged Over Bing It On Challenge

By Mike Wheatley Oct 3, 2013

Bing might be light years behind Google when it comes to number of people who actually use it as their main search engine, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from trying to convince people how…

Here’s Two Silk Road Alternatives Where You Can Still Score Drugs

By Mike Wheatley Oct 3, 2013

The Deep Web was shook to its core last night when news of the FBI’s operation to shut down the notorious online black marketplace Silk Road hit the headlines. The feds announced that following…

Microsoft Warns of Critical Internet Explorer Vulnerability

By Mike Wheatley Oct 2, 2013

A vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer – knowledge of which was first made public last month – has finally been released into the wild, leading to concerns that attacks based on the exploit may increase…

Japan’s Gadget Show Offers Glimpse of the Future with Smart Glasses & Driverless Cars

By Mike Wheatley Oct 2, 2013

Cars that drive themselves and a pair of smart glasses that can translate a Japanese menu into English as the wearer reads it were some of the futuristic gadgets on display at the Cutting-Edge…

Google Could Pay Heavy Price For Gmail Wiretapping

By Mike Wheatley Oct 2, 2013

Wiretapping has traditionally been the domain of law enforcement agencies and government spies, but now internet giant Google is facing allegations that it too engages in the practice – illegally – by gathering data…

Symantec Sinkholes Part Of ZeroAccess, One Of The Largest Known Botnets

By Mike Wheatley Oct 1, 2013

The security firm Symantec may have dealt a devastating blow to the cybercrimimal gang behind ZeroAccess, one of the largest known botnets in existence, removing their access to over a quarter of machines within…

BitTorrent Chat Promises “Private, Secure & Free” Instant Messages

By Mike Wheatley Oct 1, 2013

What with the extent of the NSA’s spying now public knowledge, both individuals and organizations are keen to find ways to keep their communications secure. That’s led BitTorrent to launch a new experiment called…

“Sick” of iOS 7 Already? You’re Not The Only One

By Mike Wheatley Sep 30, 2013

When it comes to updates for your mobile phone’s operating system, most of us look forward to them. Unlike those annoying updates that are rolled out with apps seemingly every single day, a revamped…

Mike Wheatley

Google Plans To “Mug Off” Mugshot Websites

Bing Challenged Over Bing It On Challenge

Here’s Two Silk Road Alternatives Where You Can Still Score Drugs

Microsoft Warns of Critical Internet Explorer Vulnerability

Japan’s Gadget Show Offers Glimpse of the Future with Smart Glasses & Driverless Cars

Google Could Pay Heavy Price For Gmail Wiretapping

Symantec Sinkholes Part Of ZeroAccess, One Of The Largest Known Botnets

BitTorrent Chat Promises “Private, Secure & Free” Instant Messages

“Sick” of iOS 7 Already? You’re Not The Only One

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