The hacker’s latest weapon: a simple microphone
Computer hackers and tech security experts are listening in to the subtle noises your computer makes to figure out how to crack complex security codes.
Geoff White
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Will upgrading the internet to cope with traffic make big players too dominant?
A new way to make internet searches quicker – sounds good, right? But imminent changes to the way the web works have potential implications we should all be aware of.
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Tech giants versus the spooks – snooping row goes on
A number of the world’s biggest technology companies are pushing for limits on how far the government can snoop on them. But there’s a bigger problem at the heart of all of this.
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Animal magic in the robot style
This weekend sees dozens of robots go on display in London, proving how closely scientists are able to mimic some aspects of animal life. But how close are we to replicating the real thing?
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A ‘European cloud’ won’t keep your data safe from prying eyes
You might think that if you live in London and email your mate in Paris, there’s no chance the message will ever go via the US. You’re wrong.
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What are the penalties if web companies fail to monitor their content?
There’s increasing evidence that web companies are now expected to vet their content before publication.
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Google’s censorship move ‘no great leap forward’
Any action to combat the spread of child sexual abuse images online is welcome, but this looks like a tweak to existing measures rather than a radical overhaul.
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Secret life of phones: how yours contacts 315 servers a day
We carry our phones everywhere. But do we know what information they’re sending out? Channel 4 News tracked 24 hours in the life of a phone: even when idle it made 30,000 requests to 76 servers.
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‘Life is short, have an affair’ dating site sued over wrist injury
A dating website for extra-marital affairs is being sued by a former employee who claims that writing hundreds of fake profiles left her with health problems.
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Silk Road is back – and ready for business
Silk Road, the online drugs marketplace shut down by the FBI just one month ago, is relaunched. But after the arrests of previous users, can customers be convinced to log back on to the “dark web”?
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Never mind the spies: the security gaps inside your phone
Our security agencies are feeling the heat amid revelations about the extent of their surveillance programmes. But as the Data Baby project can reveal, spying is now cheap and relatively easy…
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Partial eclipse of the sun
Parts of central Africa are plunged into darkness, while northern America and parts of Europe witness a partial eclipse of the sun, as a “hybrid eclipse” sweeps across the globe.
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Partial eclipse of the sun
Parts of central Africa are plunged into darkness, while northern America and parts of Europe witness a partial eclipse of the sun, as a “hybrid eclipse” sweeps across the globe.
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So how did the NSA eavesdrop on Angela Merkel’s mobile calls?
The German and French leaders are outraged at the level of NSA phone surveillance. But in fact there are several ways of monitoring people’s mobile calls.
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How whistleblowing went mainstream
A few years back it would have been a no-brainer for Edward Snowden that WikiLeaks was the right forum for his expose – but it’s no longer the destination for whistleblowers.
