Networks
Should be easy to win the rights to .tv when you're name-checked in the contract's tech reqs – right, Afilias?
Funny how this has happened again
23 Nov 2021 23:40 | 25
Kieren is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and covers internet infrastructure and governance, the domain name system, the Internet of Things, and many other topics.
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Nominet names new CEO as new chair promises real reform
But won't be looking into pay deal
19 Nov 2021 13:40 | 11
Analysis
A tiny island nation has put the rights to .tv up for grabs – but what’s this? Problematic contract clauses? Again?
Could this be Dot-co The Sequel?
18 Nov 2021 09:30 | 69
Networks
Chap who campaigned to oust Nominet's CEO and chairman and reform the .UK registry is elected as non-exec director
Fellow reformer also chosen in critical board vote that shows at least some members still want change
17 Nov 2021 07:31 | 25
Networks
Vote to turf out remainder of Nominet board looks inevitable after .uk registry ignores reform demands
PublicBenefit.uk campaign reports 97 per cent of its supporters behind effort
15 Apr 2021 06:32 | 71
Security
Nigerian email scammer sent down for 40 months in the US, ordered to pay back $2.7m to victims
Among the victims: the United Nations
14 Apr 2021 22:32 | 18
Security
Report: Aussie biz Azimuth cracked San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, ending Apple-FBI privacy standoff
Mozilla-authored code in iOS exploited, since patched, it is claimed
14 Apr 2021 21:37 | 26
Security
FBI deletes web shells from hundreds of compromised Microsoft Exchange servers before alerting admins
Remote-control malware wiped, deployments must still be patched
14 Apr 2021 02:26 | 74
Personal Tech
After years of dragging its feet, FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge
New law implementation, cease-and-desist letters, and mobile companies asked to detail free blocking tools
13 Apr 2021 22:34 | 47
Legal
Who'd have thought the US senator who fist pumped Jan 6 insurrectionists would propose totally unworkable anti-Big Tech law?
This one seems as well thought-out as his Capitol rally salute
13 Apr 2021 21:44 | 99
Networks
Nominet chooses civil war over compromise by rejecting ex-BBC Trust chairman
Remaining .uk registry board members ignore demands of campaign that has already removed CEO
13 Apr 2021 07:32 | 63
Applications
NHS COVID-19 app update blocked by Apple, Google over location privacy fears
New version for England dead on arrival just as UK eases lockdown rules
13 Apr 2021 06:27 | 32
Personal Tech
FCC urges Americans to run internet speed app to counter Big Cable's broadband data fudging
Effort to get accurate info gets more serious under new chairwoman
12 Apr 2021 22:57 | 32
Networks
Nominet ignores advice, rejects serious change despite losing CEO, chair, half its board in membership vote
Extraordinary response by .uk registry operator effectively dares members to fire the rest of them
01 Apr 2021 06:09 | 97
Devops
And the Turing Award for best compilation goes to... Jeffrey Ullman and Alfred Aho
Programming pioneers bag $1m prize
01 Apr 2021 01:03 | 26
Networks
Biden's $2tn infrastructure plan includes massive broadband rollout, equates internet access with water and power as essential utilities
Plus $50bn pledge to boost chip R&D and fabbing in Land of the Free
31 Mar 2021 19:45 | 19
Bootnotes
Cryptic US Strategic Command tweet reveals dangers of working from home with kids in the way
Was it a coded message? The password for accessing nukes? Nope
31 Mar 2021 01:37 | 43
Legal
Amazon’s critical Alabama warehouse workers union vote has started … and may be some time
High stakes battle could go on for days
30 Mar 2021 21:55 | 11
Updated
Director, deputy director, CTO of Free Software Foundation quit after Stallman installation
Staff eject as board refuses to budge on controversial decision
30 Mar 2021 19:57 | 68
Analysis
What happens when back-flipping futuristic robot technology meets capitalism? Yeah, it’s warehouse work
Boston Dynamics: From Terminator to Amazon worker replacement
30 Mar 2021 06:31 | 73
Updated
After oil giant Shell hit by Clop ransomware gang, workers' visas dumped online as part of extortion attempt
Another day, another data nightmare
29 Mar 2021 23:46 | 7
Personal Tech
Trustify CEO gets eight years for lying to investors, spending millions on homes, private jets, sports tickets
'Uber of private investigators' failed to live up to its name
29 Mar 2021 20:49 | 18
Personal Tech
US state AGs: How can Facebook, Google, Twitter say they tackle misinformation when *gestures wildly at COVID-19 BS everywhere*
Top legal eagles urge web giants to do more in this life and death matter
24 Mar 2021 23:30 | 34
Personal Tech
So, where does Silicon Valley stand on S.230? Zuck wants 'industry best practices', Pichai demurs, Dorsey urges more Bluesky thinking
House panel to quiz web giant CEOs this week. Expect a degree of deja vu
24 Mar 2021 22:03 | 15
Analysis
Now that half of Nominet's board has been ejected, what happens next? Let us walk you through the possibilities
Difficult choices face .uk registry
24 Mar 2021 06:49 | 90
Security
Guilty: Sister and brother who over-ordered hundreds of MacBooks for university and sold the kit for millions
Castanedas pocketed $2.3m from 800 laptops alone, Feds say
23 Mar 2021 22:38 | 57
Bootnotes
Prince Harry, the Count of Montecito, turns Silicon Valley startup exec with first job based in 21st Century
New post accepted as Chief Impact (on Press Coverage) Officer for BetterUp
23 Mar 2021 21:41 | 58
Personal Tech
America's Supremes give Facebook nothing but heartaches: Top court won't stop '$15bn wiretap' lawsuit
Class action accusing antisocial media giant of privacy infringement will now move forward
23 Mar 2021 02:25 | 16
Special report
Chairman, CEO of Nominet ousted as member rebellion drives .uk registry back to non-commercial roots
Senior management also booted off board in extraordinary vote
22 Mar 2021 22:33 | 134
Analysis
Big problem: Nominet members won't know how many votes they're casting in decision to oust CEO, chair
.UK registry operator leaves itself open to vote rigging accusations
18 Mar 2021 12:05 | 63
Interview
With Nominet’s board-culling vote just days away, we speak to one man who will publicly support the management
'There should be a dialogue – not a double-barreled shotgun'
18 Mar 2021 08:27 | 53
Networks
FCC moves forward with plan to ban three Chinese telcos from American market
China Unicom, Pacific Networks, ComNet all due for removal
17 Mar 2021 21:17 | 10
Personal Tech
Following Supreme Court ruling, Uber UK recognizes drivers as workers, offers min wage, holiday pay, pension
Nice but still not good enough, says union
17 Mar 2021 05:38 | 43
Security
Google fails to neutralize lawsuit that complains Chrome's incognito mode isn't very private at all
Judge Lucy Koh allows legal challenge to move forward
17 Mar 2021 00:10 | 10
Legal
Ex-Microsoft exec admits he tried to swindle $5.5m out of taxpayers with COVID-19 relief loans for bogus biz
Mukund Mohan invented employees, financial figures in application forms
16 Mar 2021 21:43 | 14
Networks
Desperate Nominet chairman claims member vote to fire him would spark British government intervention
Last-ditch effort to win votes comes one week from .uk operator's EGM
16 Mar 2021 08:44 | 115
Security
US govt indicted me because I make privacy tools, says crypto-chat app CEO accused of helping drug smugglers
Sky Global’s Jean-Francois Eap denies any wrongdoing
15 Mar 2021 23:57 | 62
Legal
Four women, including TV star, thought they were investing in a software business. It was a scam. Now the perp's going to jail
'Predator' sent down for eight years after pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars
11 Mar 2021 12:31 | 25
Bootnotes
It's wild the lengths Facebook engineers will go to find new ways to show you inane ads about tat: This time, AR...
... and a lot of wrist action
11 Mar 2021 06:30 | 30
Networks
Russia botches Twitter throttling, cripples anything with t-dot-co in the name – including Reddit, Microsoft
See, regular expressions are hard
10 Mar 2021 22:04 | 16
Networks
As battle for future of .UK's Nominet draws closer, non-exec director hits a nerve with for-profit proposal
Suggestion to hand out shares in new registry dismissed as a non-starter
10 Mar 2021 08:33 | 48
Analysis
Google, Facebook, Amazon et al look on nervously as Biden bumps anti-Big Tech warriors into key posts
Tim Wu, Lina Khan may be internet mega-corps' worst nightmares
10 Mar 2021 00:57 | 21
AI + ML
Cortana smokes Invoke: Redmond's chatty assistant bails from the only smart speaker it called home
Windows giant's withdrawal leaves market to Amazon, Apple, Google
09 Mar 2021 23:10 | 8
SaaS
Dropbox absorbs DocSend to add analytics, secure links to document sharing
Cloud biz pays $165m to create full file workflow system
09 Mar 2021 20:52 | 3
Personal Tech
Mobile World Congress seemingly serious about in-person Barcelona event in June, shares safety plan
Is Spain really ready for 50,000 people at one venue? Sounds like a super spreader event ready to happen
09 Mar 2021 07:28 | 25
Security
McAfee to offload enterprise business for $4bn, focus on consumer security
While its namesake founder is indicted for fraud and money laundering
08 Mar 2021 20:56 | 23
Networks
It only took four years and thousands of complaints but ICANN finally kills off rogue Indian domain registrar
DNS oversight body accused again and again of chronic foot-dragging
04 Mar 2021 04:01 | 22
Logowatch
What happens when cancel culture meets Adolf Hitler pareidolia? Amazon decides it needs a new app icon
Dodgy doppelganger not the first, won’t be the last
04 Mar 2021 00:15 | 153
Ignite
Microsoft promises end-to-end encrypted Teams calls for some, invites you to go passwordless with Azure AD
When there are passphrases, there is inherent risk, says Redmond
03 Mar 2021 07:24 | 23
Personal Tech
It’s back: America's net neutrality advocates begin push to return to pre-Trump internet protections
Lawmakers look to FCC to become a 'cop on the beat'
02 Mar 2021 21:47 | 16
Networks
Pressure builds on Nominet as members demand to know leadership's contingency plans for when they’re fired
Special vote to sack UK internet registry's CEO and chairman coming later this month
02 Mar 2021 07:27 | 66
Legal
President Biden weighs in on Amazon unionization efforts, warns giant to steer clear of threats, coercion
Stops well short of ordering govt action as fresh discrimination lawsuit filed
01 Mar 2021 22:55 | 18
Security
Chinese businessman plotted with GE insider to steal transistor secrets, say Feds
Hong Kong-based suspect wanted to create rival startup using pilfered silicon carbide MOSFET blueprints – claim
01 Mar 2021 20:06 | 7
Personal Tech
So, bye-bye mighty nerd haven Fry’s, took Silicon to the Valley... and now you must die
End of an era for iconic electronics shop chain
25 Feb 2021 00:17 | 34
Networks
California’s net neutrality rules good to go after judge boots Big Cable’s lawsuit
Judge Mendez also suggests trying to use 1934 law in 2021 is... sub-optimal
24 Feb 2021 22:57 | 14
Servers
Federal Reserve falls over in massive hours-long tech outage, knocks down US inter-bank transfer system
Few details beyond 'operational error'
24 Feb 2021 21:25 | 12
Bootnotes
Robocall bagmen admit they collected millions of dollars from victims scammed by bogus IRS officials, lenders
Duo picked up sacks of cash sent via FedEx, UPS, USPS etc
24 Feb 2021 01:52 | 9
Security
Microsoft president asks Congress to force private-sector orgs to admit when they've been hacked
Senate intelligence committee hears ideas in light of SolarWinds disaster
24 Feb 2021 00:53 | 28
Software
US government jobs report predicts pandemic will lead to boom times for IT industry
Along with epidemiologists. As for the hospitality industry… not so much
23 Feb 2021 22:11 | 7
Devops
IT contractor caught charging Uncle Sam expert rates for newbies, agrees to pay back $6m in settlement
Triple-I worked on Homeland Security and ICE systems
23 Feb 2021 11:32 | 28
