Law firm 'didn't think' data theft was a breach, says ICO. Now it's nursing a £60K fine
DPP Law is appealing against data watchdog's conclusions
Security16 Apr 2025 | 23
Legal
AWS claims 50% of Azure workloads would jump ship if licensing costs allowed
Bezos' biz and Google tell regulator higher cost of running Windows Server in their clouds isn't fair
Software16 Apr 2025 | 35
In wake of Horizon scandal, forensics prof says digital evidence is a minefield
Outdated and misinformed legal presumptions at the heart of concerns
Legal16 Apr 2025 | 48
Japan serves Google a cease and desist order over its Android bundling deals
Won't let the Big G require its apps and search to be installed on smartphones
Public Sector16 Apr 2025 | 27
Meta to feed Europe's public posts into AI brains again
Who said this opt-out approach is OK with GDPR, was it Llama 4, hmm?
AI + ML15 Apr 2025 | 21
Ireland opens probe into Musk’s X over Grok’s AI data slurp
Watchdog wants to know whether EU posts were used without consent under GDPR
AI + ML14 Apr 2025 | 33
It's fun making Studio Ghibli-style images with ChatGPT – but intellectual property is no laughing matter
Opinion Miyazaki, copyright protection and the 'insult to life itself' of AI images
AI + ML14 Apr 2025 | 74
Apple settles unfair labor charges brought by fired engineering manager
Whistleblower Ashley Gjøvik hails iWatershed iMoment for iStaff iRights
CxO10 Apr 2025 | 3
Copyright-ignoring AI scraper bots laugh at robots.txt so the IETF is trying to improve it
Recently formed AI Preferences Working Group has August deadline to develop ideas on how to tell crawlers to go away, or come for a feast
AI + ML09 Apr 2025 | 35
AI entrepreneur sent avatar to argue in court – and the judge shut it down fast
Interview We hear from court-scolded Jerome Dewald, who insists lawyer-bots have a future
AI + ML09 Apr 2025 | 29
EU: These are scary times – let's backdoor encryption!
ProtectEU plan wants to have its cake and eat it too
Security03 Apr 2025 | 147
Raw Deel: Corporate spy admits role in espionage at HR software biz Rippling
Double-oh-sh...
CSO02 Apr 2025 | 10
Oracle faces Texas-sized lawsuit over alleged cloud snafu and radio silence
Victims expect to spend considerable time and money over privacy incident, lawyers argue
PaaS + IaaS02 Apr 2025 | 9
Microsoft to mark five decades of Ctrl-Alt-Deleting the competition
Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer
Software01 Apr 2025 | 121
GCHQ intern took top secret spy tool home, now faces prison
Not exactly Snowden levels of skill
Security01 Apr 2025 | 87
Intel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in Taiwan
11 companies, including SMIC, accused of disguising outposts so they can illicitly serve Beijing
Legal31 Mar 2025 | 8
Feds drop bomb on Multiplan in legal war over healthcare 'price-fixing' algorithms
DoJ suggests it sure looks like collusion when several big players use the same cost-saving software
Software28 Mar 2025 | 22
VMware sues Siemens for allegedly using unlicensed software
As rumors swirl about a new 72-core minimum vSphere license requirement
Virtualization26 Mar 2025 | 58
Judge halts DOGE's union personal data grab at OPM, Treasury, Education
Officials likely broke Privacy Act by dishing out info without consent
Public Sector25 Mar 2025 | 58
Feds charge three over Molotov attacks on Tesla sites in multiple states
Attorney General warns people tempted to join 'wave of domestic terrorism'
Legal21 Mar 2025 | 92
Popular
CVE program gets last-minute funding from CISA – and maybe a new home
Uncertainty is the new certainty
AWS claims 50% of Azure workloads would jump ship if licensing costs allowed
Bezos' biz and Google tell regulator higher cost of running Windows Server in their clouds isn't fair
White House confirms 245% tariff on some Chinese imports not a typo
World War Fee Just make it 420.69 and be done with it, Mr President
Google, AWS say it's too hard for customers to use Linux to swerve Azure
Re-writing applications takes years, is expensive, in-house expertise needed
Brit soldiers tune radio waves to fry drone swarms for pennies
Truck-mounted demonstration weapon costs 10p a pop, says MOD
Europe's cloud customers eyeing exit from US hyperscalers
'It's amazing how fast the change has been'
Free Blue Screens of Death for Windows 11 24H2 users
Microsoft rewards those who patch early with bricks hurled through its operating system
Whistleblower describes DOGE IT dept rampage at America's labor watchdog
Ignored infosec rules, exfiltrated data … then the mysterious login attempts from a Russian IP address began – claim
Tesla fudged odometer to screw me out of warranty, Model Y owner claims
Give Elon an inch and he'll take thousands of miles ... allegedly
Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite
Vintage phishing varietal has improved with age
STORIES
Privacy warriors whip out GDPR after ChatGPT wrongly accuses dad of child murder
Tough Euro rules on data accuracy apply to AI yammering, formal complaint to watchdog argues
AI + ML20 Mar 2025 | 78
HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional
Dynamic Security update blocks 3rd-party cartridges, but keeps printing money
Legal19 Mar 2025 | 90
Trump fires Democrat FTC commissioners, presaging big tech policy shifts
Analysis Remaining Republicans don't like the right to repair, non-compete clause ban, or some social media moderation
Public Sector19 Mar 2025 | 99
Do AI robo-authors qualify for copyright? It's still no, says appeals court
Updated Computer scientist Stephen Thaler again told his 'Creativity Machine' can't earn a ©
AI + ML18 Mar 2025 | 30
We did not have Brave clashing with Rupert Murdoch on our 2025 bingo card, but there it is
Indie browser maker asks judge for legal shield against copyright threats over AI summaries
AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 44
Judge says Meta must defend claim it stripped copyright info from Llama's training fodder
Facebook giant allegedly didn't want neural networks to emit results that would give the game away
AI + ML11 Mar 2025 | 23
Google's Chrome divorce still on the cards as Trump's DoJ plays hardball
$1M donation to inauguration fund and a personal appearance by Pichai appear to have been pointless
Applications10 Mar 2025 | 34
Alleged cyber scalpers Swiftly cuffed over $635K Taylor ticket heist
I knew you were trouble, Queens DA might have said
Cyber-crime07 Mar 2025 | 4
Three charged in Singapore with alleged link to illicit shipments of Nvidia GPUs to China
Accused face up to 20 years in prison
On-Prem28 Feb 2025 | 17
Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect
Experts warned the UK’s recent 'victory' over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect
Security26 Feb 2025 | 118
LLM aka Large Legal Mess: Judge wants lawyer fined $15K for using AI slop in filing
Plus: Anthropic rolls out Claude 3.7 Sonnet
AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 33
Two arrested after pensioner scammed out of six-figure crypto nest egg
The latest in a long line of fraud stings worth billions each year
Security20 Feb 2025 | 18
2 charged over alleged New IRA terrorism activity linked to cops' spilled data
Officer says mistakenly published police details were shared 'a considerable amount of times'
Security14 Feb 2025 | 21
HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive
Analyst argues stopping the deal benefits Switchzilla by preventing rise of strong challenger for AI networks
Networks14 Feb 2025 | 9
Lawyers face judge's wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit
Talk about court red-handed
AI + ML14 Feb 2025 | 95
WD told to pay half a billion in patent damages before biz splits
With drivemaker poised to become 2 publicly traded companies, judge says he has 'concerns' over restructuring
Storage13 Feb 2025 | 11
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is not an illusion, but it soon might be
Global tech corps wrestle with policy disparity on either side of the Atlantic
CxO13 Feb 2025 | 291
A win at last: Big blow to AI world in training data copyright scrap
You gotta fight ... for your Reuters ... to party
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 34
Man who SIM-swapped the SEC's X account pleads guilty
Said to have asked search engine 'What are some signs that the FBI is after you?'
Cyber-crime11 Feb 2025 | 9
Euro cloud crew says we-won't-sue deal with Microsoft is 'off-track'
Overseas pals urge US tech giant to 'rapidly' work on Azure Local project to make things right – sans licenses
PaaS + IaaS11 Feb 2025 | 2
Amazon, Google asked to explain why they were serving ads on sites hosting CSAM
Updated And US government adverts at that, say senators
Personal Tech08 Feb 2025 | 42
Creators demand tech giants fess up and pay for all that AI training data
But 'original sin' has already been committed, shrugs industry
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 50
UK industry leaders unleash hurricane-grade scale for cyberattacks
Freshly minted organization aims to take the guesswork out of incident severity for insurers and policy holders
Cyber-crime07 Feb 2025 | 7
Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers
Updated Individual publishers could be held liable for visitors' off-topic posts, legal eagle argues
Legal06 Feb 2025 | 110
DeepSeek rated too dodgy down under: Banned from Australian government devices
As American big tech companies lashed for their slow efforts to prevent harms
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 10
China sticks antitrust probe into Google amid retaliation for Trump import tariffs
Updated Plus, Middle Kingdom announces levies and export controls of its own
Software04 Feb 2025 | 14
OpenAI, Microsoft urge judge to toss out Musk's 'fact-free' lawsuit
Updated Lawyers argue billionaire's 105-page complaint 'lurches from theory to theory'
AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 16
US accuses Canadian math prodigy of $65M crypto scheme
Suspect, still at large, said to back concept that 'code is law'
Legal04 Feb 2025 | 24
Call of Duty studio co-founder pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting aircraft
Peter Tripp Akemann avoids jail, will pay 'Super Scooper' repair costs and is ordered to help with LA's wildfire recovery
Personal Tech03 Feb 2025 | 66
Europe, UK weigh up how to respond to Trump's proposed tariffs. One WTF or two?
Could a post-Brexit romance be on the cards?
Personal Tech24 Jan 2025 | 185
Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts walks free as Trump pardons dark web kingpin
Ross Ulbricht's family are now appealing for donations to support his reintegration into society
Legal22 Jan 2025 | 136
App stores unconvinced by Trump's TikTok ban pause, which may itself be on shaky legal ground
Analysis El Reg asked a lawyer to explain WTH is going on
Personal Tech21 Jan 2025 | 42
China ever-so slightly softens stance on possible US TikTok sale
Updated President Trump allows vid app to keep running for 75 days while he reviews security concerns and develops a policy
Public Sector21 Jan 2025 | 10
US adds Chinese RISC-V player that TSMC suspected of helping build Huawei GPUs to risky company register
Sophgo scores a place on Entity List, Indian nuclear boffins taken off
Legal16 Jan 2025 | 4
British tribunal claim aims to take a bite out of Apple over App Store fees
Collective Proceedings Order seeks £1.5B from iGiant
Applications15 Jan 2025 | 10
Brit watchdog probes Google's search, ads empire
Third front opened amid continued scrutiny from US, Euro regulators
Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 | 4
It's not just Big Tech: The UK's Online Safety Act applies across the board
Analysis That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there's work to do
Security14 Jan 2025 | 153
Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules
Infosec in brief PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more
Security13 Jan 2025 | 15
Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL
On the Fritz: German router maker AVM lets device rights case end after coughing up source code
Software10 Jan 2025 | 41
Two accused of COVID-19 vaccine fraud under Computer Misuse Act
Investigation says scheme allegedly raked in £145k and sold nearly 2,000 fake records to the unvaccinated
Legal10 Jan 2025 |
Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content
Did Zuck’s definition of ‘free expression’ just get even broader?
Legal10 Jan 2025 | 26
Tesla, Musk double down on $56B payday appeal
What could be the motivation for continuing to fight the case?
CxO09 Jan 2025 | 75
What happens when someone subpoenas Cloudflare to unmask a blogger? This...
Ex-politician in UK claims he's been defamed – and goes to court in US for answers
Legal09 Jan 2025 | 89
UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes
Not just making them, but sharing them too
Public Sector09 Jan 2025 | 29
UK digital markets watchdog expects to launch investigations within the month using new powers
Regulator will see a 'participative' approach before imposing fines
Public Sector08 Jan 2025 | 13
Report claims FAA ignores most whistleblower complaints
analysis Officials beg to differ, claiming the author misinterpreted Congressional reports
Legal31 Dec 2024 | 24
UK watchdog launches inquiry into IBM's HashiCorp acquisition
To the surprise of no one, a multi-billion dollar deal comes under CMA scrutiny
Legal31 Dec 2024 | 3
Jury spares Qualcomm's AI PC ambitions, but Arm eyes a retrial
Analysis The victory may be short lived as the chip designer gears up for second round
Legal23 Dec 2024 | 15
Biden’s antitrust crackdown on tech M&As may linger into Trump’s reign
Analysis Lina Khan’s tenure may end, but the regulatory hurdles she helped build aren’t going anywhere
Legal21 Dec 2024 | 18
Supreme Court to hear TikTok's appeal against law that would force it to shut, or sell
Will consider free speech arguments just nine days before the clock runs out
Legal19 Dec 2024 | 40
Intel sued again over struggling foundry business
Derivatives claim seeks damages from execs and board members
Legal18 Dec 2024 | 8
Jury trial kicks off Arm's wrestling match with Qualcomm
The Nuvia buyer's alleged violations of license terms expected to last through Friday
Legal16 Dec 2024 | 11
North Korea's fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88M over six years
DoJ thinks it's found the folks that ran it, and some of the 'IT warriors' sent out to fleece employers
Cyber-crime13 Dec 2024 | 2
Australia lays fiendish tax trap for Meta – with an expensive escape hatch
If Zuck and other Big Tech players pay news publishers, their bills vanish
Legal12 Dec 2024 | 71
Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks
Security11 Dec 2024 | 17
Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers
Elon Musk's satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands
Networks11 Dec 2024 | 34
Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic
Updated Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations
Software11 Dec 2024 | 34
Tesla sued over alleged Autopilot fail in yet another fatal accident
With two legal wins and one secret settlement on the books, the odds are in the automaker's favor
Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 132
TikTok appeals to have Trump – or Supreme Court – decide its fate later
Wants to defer shutdown order that takes effect a day before the presidential inauguration
Legal10 Dec 2024 | 22
Microsoft learned of fresh antitrust probe from the news
Never mind our alleged cheating of customers – you guys are a bunch of leakers, Redmond tells watchdog
Legal04 Dec 2024 | 2
£1B lawsuit targets Microsoft for allegedly overcharging Windows customers on other clouds
Yes, we've been over this before - several times, in fact
Legal04 Dec 2024 | 9
Employee sues Apple over 'spying' claims tied to mandatory devices
Cupertino's walled garden 'is a prison yard' claims plaintiff
Legal02 Dec 2024 | 8
Oh, good. Supermicro board probe clears server slinger of misconduct claims
But hunts for a fresh CFO 'in light of rapid recent growth'
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 3
Musk seeks injunction to stop OpenAI morphing into for-profit company
Politics, electric cars, rockets, and social media not enough to keep some individuals busy
AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 17
Google earns fresh competition scrutiny from two nations on a single day
India unhappy about treatment of some games, Canada upset by adware monopoly
Legal29 Nov 2024 | 13
Australia passes law to keep under-16s off social media – good luck with that, mate
Also intros surveillance tweaks to protect very successful AN0M fake messaging app sting
Legal28 Nov 2024 | 84
Google sues Pixel engineer who allegedly posted trade secrets online
'See you in court', defendant posts
Legal28 Nov 2024 | 29
Microsoft informed of yet another antitrust probe by US authorities
Investigation is apparently sweeping, but keen on info about AI, security, and cloud
Legal28 Nov 2024 | 5
Bluesky too opaque about user figures for Euro watchdogs
Updated X rival also under fire for failing to designate legal representative
Legal26 Nov 2024 | 82
Judges not impressed by Amazon, SpaceX's attempt to have NLRB declared unconstitutional
Big Tech's big war on American labor watchdog stumbles... bigly
Legal18 Nov 2024 | 71
WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim
Revised sueball over WordPress brawl tries Sherman Antitrust Act on for size
Software15 Nov 2024 | 23
Intel sued over Raptor Lake voltage instability
Failure to warn customers about chip flaw leads to fraud claim
Systems06 Nov 2024 | 15
Judge decides not to block Musk's $1M election giveaway
America PAC tells judge winners were preselected, raising a whole new set of legal questions
Legal05 Nov 2024 | 69
That position you just applied for might be a 'ghost job' that'll never be filled
Turns out it's perfectly legal to waste applicants' time, use posts to squeeze more productivity out of employees
Legal03 Nov 2024 | 132
Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Don't hold your breath Putin
Software29 Oct 2024 | 254
iFixit to the rescue: McDonald's workers can rescue their own ice cream machines
Burger me! Partial success in chipping away at insane DMCA rules
Software29 Oct 2024 | 59
Billionaire SaaS CEO loses title after week of sleaze allegations
Not much more than a slap on the wrist as WiseTech boss stays on in new role and keeps salary
Legal25 Oct 2024 | 6
Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case
Fight On, State? Not this time
Security23 Oct 2024 | 3
AI firms and civil society groups plead for passage of federal AI law ASAP
Congress urged to act before year's end to support US competitiveness
AI + ML23 Oct 2024 | 8
Arm reportedly warns Qualcomm it will cancel its licenses
Qualcomm brands ploy as 'unfounded' cash grab
Legal23 Oct 2024 | 48
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