Category: Internet
Review: WebTutorNet online tuition service
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It's now illegal to have cybersex in the Philippines
It's now illegal to have cybersex in the Philippines. A new law has been passed which makes it a crime to engage in cybersex, no matter whether it's between two consenting adults, or conducted through a third party such as…
Have Apple pulled the plug on Safari for Windows?
If you're reading this post as a Windows user on Apple's Safari web browser, you may be about to become one of a dying breed; it appears that the Cupertino company have pulled support for the Windows version of their…
Digg sells for just $500,000, $174.5 million LESS than peak value
Oh dear, you've really gotta feel for the Digg team today. Once a web behemoth, the link-sharing site has sold for a fraction of what it had once been valued at. New York based Betaworks (who also own link-shortening service…
Kickstarter heading to the UK
Kickstarter, the site where aspiring entrepreneurs can tout their wares on the internet in the hopes of having their ideas and inventions "crowd-funded" by web users, is set to build upon its US successes by expanding its operations to the…
Wikipedia founder calls for meeting with Home Secretary following streaming student's extradition to the US
Jimmy Wales, founder of online crowd-soured encyclopaedia Wikipedia, has called for a meeting with Home Secretary Theresa May following the extradition of a British student to the US on the grounds that he facilitated piracy. Richard O'Dwyer faces ten years…
Lulzsec's Ryan Cleary pleads guilty to hacking charge
Ryan Cleary, the Brit charged with attacking a number of high profile web targets last year, has pleaded guilty to hacking charges and has admitted to being a member of Lulzsec. Cleary, first arrested almost a year to the day…
Brit Lulzsec member Ryan Cleary faces 25 years jail for hack attacks
Ryan Cleary, British member of the hacking collective known as Lulzsec, could face 25 years jail in the US after being charged by a Californian court. The court alleges that Cleary was instrumental in the DDoS attacks which wreaked havoc…
"Troll Bill" could mean the end of web nasties. But will it cost us our web freedom too?
Trolls: as pervasive on the web as trojans, dodgy porn and those picture you just knew you should have deleted from your camera. Spouting out abusive comments on chat rooms, social networks and forums, the era of the web troll…
AirTime promises it won't be as sleazy as Chatroulette
We first heard about Chat Roulette inspired venture Airtime late last year and now Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker's new baby is out in the wild the big question we're all asking is, will we be able to use…