Anyone who recklessly loses personal data will face a "substantial" fine, after the UK government created a new civil offence.
Seagate Technology, the world's largest hard-drive maker, is offering customers a five percent refund on drives bought during the last six years following a lawsuit over the definition of a "gigabyte". As an alternative, customers can choose to receive free backup software.
The UK government has laid out its vision for the digital future of Britain over the coming years, covering topics such as broadband access, security, ICT literacy and copyright enforcement.
The UK Public and Commercial Services Union this week said the jobs of former civil servants employed by EDS could be axed, following the takeover of the company by HP.
People should not be criminalised for the file-sharing of copyrighted material if they are not profiting from doing so, the European Parliament has recommended.
Phil Zimmermann, the man who created the PGP encryption product, believes that Moore's Law and surveillance cameras make for a particularly dangerous cocktail.
Countries including the UK and the US are putting biometrics at the forefront of plans to improve national border security but there are still significant issues to be solved before the technology is up to the job.
Andrew Lippman thinks communities will be key to the future of communications tech.
Counter-terrorism adviser to four US presidents Richard Clarke discusses whether cyberterrorism is a misnomer or a real threat.
LogicaCMG's head of business development, Space and Defence division, discusses Beagle 2 and the European rival to GPS.
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An aircraft cabin is a 'challenging environment' for a wireless LAN, but Boeing is confident that they can make it secure.
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