Category: Internet
Feedly hostage crisis enters day 3 with no resolution
Feedly, the RSS reading service, has been under a "DDOS attack" for some time now. Nefarious hackers are bombarding the website's servers, forcing them offline. According to the company's blog the attacker is apparently trying to extort money from…
WATCH: "How Parliament is failing to protect your privacy"
The Open Rights Group, a campaigning organisation that argues against internet surveillance has released a new film to YouTube explaining how – they claim – Parliament is failing to protect our privacy. The release comes as Home Secretary Theresa May…
EE opens up broadband service to non-mobile customers
EE has announced this morning that its home broadband service will no longer be restricted to mobile customers – opening up the service for wider usage. In terms of the offering, there's essentially parity with all of the other major…
Netflix founder Reed Hastings joins billionaire club
It seems that, for some, there is still a bit of money to be made on the internet. Forbes has announced that Netflix founder Reed Hastings is the latest business mogul to join the growing ranks of the world's billionaires….
Is Amazon launching a PayPal rival?
Amazon looks set to launch its own online payment service, in a bid to take on the dominant player, the eBay-owned PayPal. According to Reuters, Amazon customers who store their credit or debit card data when they make a purchase…
Britain gets .UK domain name
Businesses and individuals can register .UK domain names from today. Web registrar Nominet announced the launch with the world's largest welcome sign unveiled at London's Heathrow Airport. Nominet said that QI host Stephen Fry was the first person to launch…
Apple's iOS8 adds additional layer of security to wifi scanning
Another new tidbit from Apple's forthcoming iOS8 has emerged – the operating system will apparently disguise your phone's "MAC" address when scanning for wifi. The MAC address has nothing to do with Apple – but actually stands for "Media Access…
Cory Doctorow: Those who have nothing to hide have a duty to protect the privacy of those who do
Influential digital rights activist Cory Doctorw, founder of Boing-Boing, is speaking at the Don't Spy On Us conference in London today. Speaking to me earlier, he argued that the best way to combat mass-surveillance is by raising the cost by…
BBC to trial Ultra-HD
The BBC's Research and Development department has announced that it will trial Ultra-High Definition (UHD) broadcasts this summer. The broadcaster says that In a series of closed trials, BBC R&D will work with its strategic research partner, Arqiva – as…
Kickstarter changes its crowdfunding rules
The crowdfunding website Kickstarter has relaxed its rules, making it easier for projects to be accepted. Kickstarter, which launched in 2009, has become the most well-known and successful crowdfunding platform in the world – attracting more than $1bn worth of…
