Entries in 'data' (16)
Steam hacked: personal and financial info may be at risk
NEWSHackers have compromised the Steam network and potentially gained access to millions of user account details.
Google admits giving out EU user data
NEWSGoogle has admitted violating European data protection law by complying with a number of requests from US intelligence for data stored in its EU datacentres.
ONS: No evidence of Census data leak
NEWSThe Office of National Statistics has issued a statement saying that there is no evidence to support claims that the UK census data has been compromised.
Citibank hacked
NEWSCitibank has admitted to suffering a data breach that allowed hackers to view the names, account numbers and contact details of around 200,000 of its customers.
Cloud hangs over data storage
NEWSWith the launch of Amazon’s new data storage and music streaming services – Cloud Drive and Cloud Player – many will be asking how much life the hard
drive has ...
Facebook to share users' phone numbers
NEWSFacebook has announced that it intends to give third parties access to its users personal information, including telephone numbers and home addresses.
Global data volumes calculated
NEWSThe amount of data stored in the world by 2007 was 295 exabytes a study by the Journal Science has calculated.
Robot wikipedia created
NEWSA form of data bank for robots could be the next step into an automated future.
MPs to hold Google privacy debate
NEWSMPs are set to hold a meeting this afternoon to discuss Google’s threat to individual privacy.
iPad takes 50% of laptop sales
NEWSBest Buy’s CEO has hinted that Apple’s iPad is taking market share from laptops.
PC World dumped customers' personal data
NEWSDixons Retail has been rapped on the knuckles by the Information Commissioner’s Office for breaching the Data Protection Act by dumping customers’ financial information in a skip.
Google 'at risk of prosecution' over wi-fi data collection
NEWSGoogle is “at risk of criminal prosecution” over its collection of unsecured wi-fi data as part of its Street View operation, a civil liberties group has warned.
EMEA PC market shows growth in Q1
NEWSThe EMEA PC market grew by 22 per cent in the first quarter of the year compared to Q1 2009, with growth driven primarily by portable computers.






































