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Lees meerLocals fear sharing their views on new National Internet Gateway Cambodia’s National Internet Gateway comes online this Wednesday, exposing all traffic within the country to pervasive government surveillance.…
Lees meerSo risky that new guidelines are needed to ensure engaments don't go pear-shaped The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has warned the nation's finance sector that outsourcing information technology jobs could "expose them to significant financial, operati…
Lees meerSilicon giant still not saying what it will mean in the real world Intel has revealed it plans to have its mysterious plans for software-defined silicon delivered in the next version of the Linux kernel.…
Lees meerBan of Chrome extension by Brave reveals risk of potential API abuse at Meta Brave this week said it is blocking the installation of a popular Chrome extension called L.O.C. because it exposes users' Facebook data to potential theft.…
Lees meerShowers of work for admins Microsoft has dropped a gentle reminder that the clock is ticking for older versions of Visual Studio.…
Lees meerSilicon giant thinks there's real money to be made in the metaverse Later this year Intel will start selling a chip to mine bitcoin as it chases the digital transactions market.…
Lees meerNot very 'world-beating' Optical-fibre internet now makes up 32 per cent of fixed broadband subscriptions across the OECD countries, and is the fastest growing broadband technology. However, there is a mixed picture with cable still dominant in the …
Lees meerPedestrian warning systems in 578,607 cars affected, including model S, X and Y An external speaker function in 578,607 Teslas will be disabled by the electric vehicle manufacturer this month after the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administrati…
Lees meerICO and CMA say they will oversee cookie-free adtech product British competition regulators have accepted promises by Google that its cookie-killing Privacy Sandbox project won't shut other adtech companies out of the market.…
Lees meerDon't get too excited, filesystem fans – there are limits ZFS has been around for 16 years and has a solid reputation, but it does have limitations compared to its rivals. One of these is in the process of being lifted: soon it will be possible to a…
Lees meerNAO says £263m in IR35 tax mistakes is just the start... UK IT contractors have been given no guidance on how to claw back tax erroneously taken by employers under IR35 rules, which already cost central government bodies £263m when they failed to co…
Lees meerSuggests accounting'n'umbrella firm didn't pay ransom What appears to be stolen data belonging to customers of accounting conglomerate Optionis Group has surfaced on the dark web weeks after the firm confirmed intruders had broken into its systems.…
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Lees meerEx-IBMer leaves behind a spreadsheet, no clear plan for sprawling legacy estate Former IBM and Home Office tech supremo Joanna Davinson is set to stand down as the UK government's chief digital officer, leaving the Cabinet Office with no one to wran…
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Lees meerNeither party is willing to talk about the operating model Singapore is getting its first sovereign cloud, thanks to a partnership between the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) and Microsoft that was signed into existence on Thursday.…
Lees meerOfficers didn't bother to justify access after 'incidental' collection – and that's where things get scary Two US Senators have gone public with evidence of what they assert is a previously secret bulk data collection effort by the Central Intellige…
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