Legal
Sueball over breach of more than 5 million payment cards at Dixons Carphone hit for six
Last claim standing relegated to the County Court after judge's ruling
04 Aug 10:30 | 1
Legal
Legal
China tightens distributor cap after local outfits hoard automotive silicon then charge silly prices
State Administration of Market Supervision warns it's going after collusion to cash in on shortages
04 Aug 06:58 | 9
Legal
US SEC chair calls for crypto regulation
Says digi-bucks are 'rife with fraud, scams, and abuse' that have created a 'Wild West' of speculation and naughtiness
04 Aug 06:01 | 18
Legal
Chinese state media describes gaming as 'spiritual opium' that stunts education and destroys families
Tencent shares dive and company restricts hours of play
04 Aug 03:58 | 25
Legal
Contractors argue umbrella companies need improved regulation, not outright ban
Trades Union Congress proposals miss the point, say campaigners
30 Jul 13:01 | 12
Analysis
Hard drives at Autonomy offices were destroyed the same month CEO Lynch quit, extradition trial was told
Court finally hands down written ruling – and it's very bad news for UK exec
29 Jul 10:01 | 55
Legal
Ecuador shreds Julian Assange's citizenship
Quito Court finds numerous irregularities in naturalization process
28 Jul 06:29 | 56
Feature
I've got a broken combine harvester – but the manufacturer won't give me the software key
Right-to-repair activists welcome policy wins with caution
27 Jul 09:15 | 188
Legal
Private cryptocurrencies make lousy national currencies: International Monetary Fund
But the idea of blockchain-powered money is worth government consideration
27 Jul 02:44 | 15
Legal
Brit reseller given 2022 court date for £270m Microsoft SaaS licence sueball's first hearing
End of March for ValueLicensing's jurisdictional defence
26 Jul 13:40 | 4
Legal
Pentagon grounds own report that said China's DJI drones are safe
Someone seems to have leaked a draft document that represented a radical reversal
26 Jul 02:58 | 8
Legal
eBay cyberstalking victims sue internet tat bazaar over former staff members' campaign of harassment
We endured enormous cruelty and abuse and feared for our lives, say couple
23 Jul 16:45 | 7
Legal
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch loses first stage in fight against extradition to US
UK Home Sec must now sign it off and then it's a High Court matter
22 Jul 14:30 | 45
Legal
Hundreds of irate UK Parliamentary staffers sue IPSA over 2017 salary spreadsheet publication snafu
Yet they lose anonymity bid before High Court
21 Jul 10:01 | 24
Legal
Won't someone think of the kids? China's Cyberspace Admin steps up, orders massive cleanup to make the net safe for minors
No rudeness. No cute kids spruiking tat. No violence. No fan frenzies. And no smutty emoticons
21 Jul 06:44 | 12
Legal
Pakistan bans TikTok, for the fourth time
Previous bans were imposed for nasty content, then lifted after promises of proper moderation. And here we are again
21 Jul 05:27 | 3
Legal
South Korea tables law to remove app stores' in-app purchase monopolies
Perhaps coincidentally, Google extended deadline of enforced Play-to-Pay on the very same day
21 Jul 03:53 | 11
Legal
UK's Digital Markets Unit – the Big Tech watchdog – remains toothless for now but statutory powers due this year
Better get a wiggle on because the work is stacking up, those potentially massive fines won't write themselves
20 Jul 13:03 | 2
Legal
India IT minister denies illegal use of NSO Pegasus spyware
Dances around the issue of whether it used NSO spyware at all as local politicians and media named as targets
20 Jul 04:42 | 14
Legal
US Surgeon General doubles down on Facebook-bashing amid vaccination information blame game
The Social Network fires back after President Biden accuses it of 'killing people'
19 Jul 06:15 | 75
Popular
Software
Following Torvalds' nudge, Paragon's NTFS driver for Linux is on track for kernel
Also: 5.14 rc4 is out, with Linus saying 'nothing to see here'
In brief
Credit-card-stealing, backdoored packages found in Python's PyPI library hub
Plus: SolarWinds cyber-spies hit US prosecutors' email systems, and more
OSes
Redpilled Microsoft does away with flashing icons on taskbar as Windows 11 hits Beta
Also: Why new OS looks this way, and easier install for Linux subsystem
Offbeat
Tesla battery fire finally flamed out after four-day conflagration
Only one Megapack went up, adjacent containers mostly kept their cool
First Look
Microsoft's Cloud PCs debut – priced between $20 and $158 a month
We tried 'em on Windows, iOS and Android, and can't say they're very exciting
Science
US govt calmly but firmly tells Blue Origin it already has a ride to the Moon's surface with SpaceX, thanks
Hit us up next time you're free, though
PaaS + IaaS
Customers warn Gartner of AWS's high-pressure sales tactics in latest verdict on public cloud providers
Top three no surprise but users offer some sharp comments
Security
Russia tells UN it wants vast expansion of cybercrime offenses, plus network backdoors, online censorship
And said entirely with a straight face, too
Personal Tech
Chromebooks fighting for mind share at PC makers with higher-margin Windows 11 machines in the lead, says IDC
Colour us surprised
Security
Nuisance call-blocking firm fined £170,000 for making almost 200,000 nuisance calls
Irony, thy name is Yes Consumer Solutions Ltd
STORIES
Legal
USA warns Hong Kong government may demand business and customer data, run surveillance without warrants
Hong Kong authorities 'alarmed by unsubstantiated remarks'
19 Jul 05:29 | 18
Legal
Malaysian Police crush crypto-mining kit to punish electricity thieves
Because in Miri District, that's how they roll
19 Jul 00:01 | 77
Comment
Cyberlaw experts: Take back control. No, we're not talking about Brexit. It's Automated Lane Keeping Systems
They're not self-driving cars, did you know that?
16 Jul 10:01 | 115
Legal
Hong Kong busts $150m crypto money-laundering ring
Prepares to enact its anti-doxxing laws – without amendments requested by Big Tech
16 Jul 02:14 | 5
Legal
Total recall: Amazon faces legal action from US consumer protection group over hazardous goods
24-page complaint lists thousands of products deemed to be unsafe
15 Jul 18:45 | 21
Legal
UK's biggest trade union takes aim at Amazon over 'price gouging' allegations
Nothing to see here, says gargantuan online retailer, thrilled as ever to chat with a union
14 Jul 15:45 | 25
Legal
Beijing bans merger of Tencent gaming outfits Huya and DouYu, to prevent a monopoly
Want to know what did get approval? Tencent’s bring-it-home acquisition of search engine Sogou
14 Jul 02:16 | 4
Legal
Biden takes another step to discard Trump-era Chinese social media app ban
Seeks end to TikTok ban appeal, but this by no means ends US/China worries about citizen data
13 Jul 07:01 | 8
Legal
G20 finance ministers agree plan to make multinationals pay their 'fair share' of tax
Tax-efficient tech giants in firing line
12 Jul 12:15 | 82
Legal
Microsoft broke British and European competition laws, UK reseller tells High Court
Redmond acknowledges £270m sueball – so the battle's on
12 Jul 11:30 | 16
Legal
Beijing further tightens its grip on local web giants with 'Network Security Review Measures'
More crackdowns on tech companies planning an IPO, as foreshadowed by the Cyberspace Administration of China
12 Jul 05:57 | 6
Legal
Epic vs. Apple Australian side quest allowed to resume
Federal Court finds Apple is neither “ornamental” nor “parasitic” and thinks local action is appropriate despite US case
09 Jul 05:31 | 13
Legal
Ex-IBM whistleblower's suit back in court, 8 years after he alleged irregularities in $265m IRS software deal
Judges revive some of the claims
08 Jul 20:30 | 4
Legal
Evidence planted on laptops of jailed Indian activists, says forensics firm Arsenal Consulting
NetWire malware used to deliver incriminating letters into obscure directories users could not see
07 Jul 02:02 | 8
Legal
Disco classic Rasputin and pop anthem revealed as reasons Twitter suspended Indian politicians
Straight-up copyright complaints, not Big Tech flexing its muscles
06 Jul 06:58 | 21
Legal
Big Tech’s Asian lobby warns Hong Kong its anti-doxxing laws could see its members leave town
Current draft makes staff personally liable and Asia Internet Coalition says that could crimp innovation and hurt the economy
06 Jul 00:42 | 7
