‘Pants’ password changed
‘Pants’ password changed: “A man who chose ‘Lloyds is pants’ as his telephone banking password found it had been changed to ‘no it’s not’.” (Via BBC News.)
Insights into the Cyber-Jihad: Tracking the Terrorists Online
Insights into the Cyber-Jihad: Tracking the Terrorists Online: “For years, al-Qaida and other terror groups have set up shop in the Internet. Those who track them have covertly followed. The companies SITE and IntelCenter have…
Erotic artist urges spanking for Jacqui Smith
Erotic artist urges spanking for Jacqui Smith: “ ‘Extreme porn’ definition dithering drags on Those pesky critters from CAAN (Campaigning Adult Action Network) are at it again, cheekily asking the government what the extreme porn…
Comcast users get UK-style capping, throttling
Comcast users get UK-style capping, throttling: “ Is 120 movies a month enough? The Network Neutrality pigeons are coming home to roost, with Comcast formally announcing a British-style capping regime.… “ (Via The Register –…
British hacker Gary McKinnon in final appeal to Home Secretary over extradition
British hacker Gary McKinnon in final appeal to Home Secretary over extradition: “A UFO enthusiast who hacked into top-secret US military computers appealed to the Home Secretary yesterday to stop his extradition after losing a…
YouTube is still blocked in Turkey – news reportings are false
This is to confirm that YouTube is still blocked in Turkey as of 15:23 GMT on 27.08.2008. As I suspected local and worldwide news reports are wrong to report that a court order banning access…
TDN: Ban on YouTube removed, updates continue
I continue to monitor the YouTube saga in Turkey and despite these reports YouTube is still blocked in Turkey (as of 27.08.2008 13:14 GMT) and I wonder why the reporters who prepare these news items…
YouTube Is Back in Turkey or is it?
More news that YouTube is back to normal in Turkey. BiaNet is also reporting that dailymotion.com is also unblocked by a Court in Turkey. I can confirm that dailymotion is now (26.08.2008 1545 GMT) is…
Tories want data loss prosecutions
Tories want data loss prosecutions: “ Knowing or reckless heads on spikes, please The Conservatives have repeated their call for those involved in data losses to face criminal charges, following the Home Office’s loss of…
Lecturer wins £10,000 email libel payout
Lecturer wins £10,000 email libel payout: “A university which sent a department-wide email accusing a lecturer of expenses fraud has paid him £10,000 in an out-of-court libel settlement.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)