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    VoIP provider Skype's encryption creates serious problems for the German Federal Police Office(BKA) according to Jrg Ziercke, BKA president.

  • German anti-hacking law: hijacking security?

    As of last weekend, it has become a crime in Germany to build, sell, obtain or distribute so-called "hacking tools", which experts say will damage overall computer security by severely curtailing legitimate research and analysis, and prevent "good" hackers from discovering and plugging system security holes.

  • German Firefox fans start fundraising campaign

    Following the success of the New York Times campaign, Firefox supporters on Tuesday set up a Web site in Germany to raise funds for an ad in one of three German newspapers.

  • Racist spam attack hits Germany

    Spam e-mails with racist messages flooded computers in Germany on Thursday.

  • Google's fight for the 'Gmail' name

    The search giant has been at war with a German venture capitalist over the right to use the term 'Gmail'.

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  • A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

    Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

  • Linux faster, more reliable than Microsoft IIS

    In a test of over a thousand Web sites in Europe, Linux-based servers were found to be faster and more reliable than sites based on Microsoft's IIS Web server software.

  • Photos: Solar racers gain speed Down Under

    Teams from around the world were on the move across Australia this past week to show what a homemade car and some solar panels can do.

  • 'Goalfest' for IT at the World Cup

    No other sporting event captures the world's imagination like the FIFA World Cup. How will local companies be contributing during this month-long extravaganza, both online and offline?

  • World Cup football loves to hate high-tech

    Fourteen minutes into Argentina's first World Cup match on June 10, a header bounced off the goalpost and into the Ivory Coast keeper's hands -- and maybe all the way across the goal line.

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