Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Google’s Fight Against Piracy: How Serious Is It?

By Mike Wheatley Sep 13, 2013

In the face of sustained pressure from music and movie copyright holders to co-operate with the anti-piracy fight, Google has just published a report in its defence. Called “How Google Fights Piracy“, the report…

Botnets and Porn: It’s What Tor’s All About

By Mike Wheatley Sep 12, 2013

What with its high level of anonymity, the secure Tor network has a well earned reputation for being the web’s favorite hangout for drug dealers, porn kings, botnets and other ne’er-do-wells. “But, but, but……

Why The iPhone 5S’s Touch ID Could Spell The End Of Passwords

By Mike Wheatley Sep 11, 2013

Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S looks snazzy as hell and comes with the latest iOS 7 operating system, but by far and away the most intriguing aspect of the phone was its new fingerprint scanner.…

Intel Gets Quarky About The Internet of Things

By Mike Wheatley Sep 11, 2013

Slightly overshadowed by Apple yesterday, Intel’s Developer Forum kicked off in San Francisco with a tiny little event hosted by Intel Labs, known as Day O. The event is normally used to showcase some…

China Threatens To Jail Anyone Guilty Of Spreading “Online Rumors”

By Mike Wheatley Sep 10, 2013

China has just raised the stakes in its battle against microbloggers, with its Supreme Court upholding a new law that threatens jail time for anyone guilty of spreading “online rumors”. According to China’s Supreme…

Apple’s Biometric Fingerprint Reader Gives iPhone 5S Big Security Edge

By Mike Wheatley Sep 10, 2013

Just hours before Apple takes the wrappers off of its latest flagship iPhone 5S, more rumors have surfaced about the device’s worst-kept secret – its new biometric fingerprint reader technology that’s designed to do…

Carl Icahn’s Sour Grapes as Dell Takeover Fails

By Mike Wheatley Sep 9, 2013

After buying up millions of dollars worth of shares in PC maker Dell, activist investor Carl Icahn has thrown in the towel, announcing he’ll no longer be pursuing his hostile takeover plans. Icahn states…

Not Even Tor Is Safe From The NSA’s Prying Eyes

By Mike Wheatley Sep 9, 2013

You might have thought that by browsing the web via the secure Tor network, you’d be safe from the prying eyes of the NSA, but you’d be wrong. Last week, Errata Security CEO Rob…

Internet of Things’ Headaches: Will They Be Worth It?

By Mike Wheatley Sep 6, 2013

Last week, one of the world’s most prestigious publications, the Oxford English Dictionary, finally added the phrase “Internet of Things”, alongside other terms SiliconANGLE readers will be familiar with, such as Big Data, Crowdsourcing,…

Encryption Just Isn’t All Its ‘Cracked’ Up To Be

By Mike Wheatley Sep 6, 2013

Just as the name Ed Snowden began to slide away from the headlines, there he goes and does it again. In the latest development of the ongoing scandal over the US government’s surveillance operations,…

Mike Wheatley

Google’s Fight Against Piracy: How Serious Is It?

Botnets and Porn: It’s What Tor’s All About

Why The iPhone 5S’s Touch ID Could Spell The End Of Passwords

Intel Gets Quarky About The Internet of Things

China Threatens To Jail Anyone Guilty Of Spreading “Online Rumors”

Apple’s Biometric Fingerprint Reader Gives iPhone 5S Big Security Edge

Carl Icahn’s Sour Grapes as Dell Takeover Fails

Not Even Tor Is Safe From The NSA’s Prying Eyes

Internet of Things’ Headaches: Will They Be Worth It?

Encryption Just Isn’t All Its ‘Cracked’ Up To Be

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