North Korea blames U.S. for Internet blackouts, calls Obama “monkey”
Just hours after Kim Jung-un’s government issues combative statement, country again drops off the Internet. North Korea on Saturday blamed the U.S. for its nine-and-a-half-hour...
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North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages
(Reuters) – North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of being responsible for Internet outages it experienced in recent days amid a confrontation between...
Iran expands smart Internet censorship
(Reuters) – Iran is to expand what it calls smart filtering of the Internet, a policy of censoring undesirable content on websites without banning them...
Facebook must face lawsuit over scanning of users’ messages: judge
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc must face a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating its users’ privacy by scanning the content of messages they send...
Key North Korean websites back online after shutdown
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after an hours-long shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to...
U.S. begins largest auction of bitcoins seized in Silk Road bust
(Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday began auctioning off 50,000 bitcoins seized during the prosecution of the alleged owner of Silk Road, an...
Security bill: The challenge of identifying internet users
It is still unclear exactly what information internet providers will be expected to collect under the UK’s new Counter-terrorism and Security Bill. The Home Secretary,...
Home Depot hackers stole 53 million email addresses
US retail giant Home Depot says hackers who stole payment-card details of millions of customers also stole 53 million email addresses. It said hackers accessed...
Google Outlines How to Move From iOS to Android
Apple beat Google to the punch with an Android-to-iOS guide, but Google has now restored the balance. Google has never been one to shy away...
Yahoo ekes out third-quarter revenue gain despite display ad weakness
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) reported a modest increase in revenue during the third quarter, exceeding lacklustre Wall Street targets, as the Internet company’s online...