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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled that Google committed a significant breach of the Data Protection Act after it inadvertently collected personal data when its cars were driving around...
You know, I have really good signal wherever I go…
Members of the public could become part of the mobile phone network, if new research is acted upon.
A study at Queen’s University in Belfast has proposed that members of the public could carry sensors...
Wi-Fi going underground
BT is trialing Wi-Fi availability at Charing Cross Tube Station for London Underground users to access the Internet from their smart phones or laptops. The six-month trial, if successful, will lead onto...
ICO gives Google minor ticking off for its interception of wireless data during Street View data gathering
The Information Commissioner’s Office has given Google a ticking off but went on to say that no further action was necessary after the UK’s data protection regulator had investigated the search engine...
Law firm criticised for tactics in sending thousands of letters to alleged copyright infringers
A law firm which is sending letters to thousands of alleged illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers has been accused of scattergun tactics which affect many innocent Internet users. Which?, the consumer group,...