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How to hide emails from government snooping
Despite coalition proposals to monitor public email, there remain numerous free or low-cost methods to keep messages privateYou already know how to keep messages private: you just encrypt the contents...
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Is Virgin Media to blame for damaged fence and discarded cable?
Workmen installing services next door trespassed on to my property, broke my fence and left debris in my gardenIn mid-February I noticed a large reel of cable had appeared in my garden and that my...
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Pirate Bay blockade begins with Virgin Media
Filesharing website is now blocked to millions of UK customers after high court rules that it flouts copyright lawsThe filesharing website The Pirate Bay has been blocked to millions of UK internet...
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Pornography online: David Cameron to consider 'opt in' plan
Government to consult with internet service providers on blocking adult material on the internet in the UKThe government is to consider introducing new filters for online pornography, in a move likely...
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Worried about online porn? Don't regulate the net – regulate your kids |...
Once again, people are pushing for ISPs to apply filters. Such technical 'solutions' approach the problem from the wrong angleThe sight of David Cameron weighing into the "internet porn filters"...
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Big questions remain unanswered over the government's 'snooper's charter'
The coalition wants to monitor our emails, texts and web use – but hasn't explained why or how, or who it thinks it will catchThe coalition has pushed ahead with its plans to introduce monitoring of...
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We are powerless against porn in a new digital era
Legal, cultural or policy frameworks may apply in the real world, but are hopeless as we increasingly step more into virtual lifeIt's a curious thing, for anyone with a sense of the historic, to be...
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ISPs told to come clean on broadband speeds
TalkTalk and BT the worst offenders in mystery shopping exercise that showed broadband companies often fail to offer a speed quote to potential customersBroadband companies are failing to offer a speed...
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Wanted: satellite broadband for a move to Wales | Ask Jack
The Porters are moving to Wales and satellite seems to be the only option for broadband. But how does it work, and how do they choose a supplier?We have decided to leave the big city behind and move to...
View ArticleShould website operators have to hand over trolls' names? | Poll
Poll: The proposed defamation bill could require website operators to disclose the identity and contact details of people who post defamatory comments online, in order to protect the site from libel...
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What is an internet troll?
Victims of anonymous trolls on Twitter and other social media may soon have the power to discover their tormentors' identities, thanks to a new law. But what's the difference between a troll and...
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Ofcom outlines new anti-piracy rules
Draft code details new 'three strikes' policy for illegal downloaders, to come into effect from March 2014Illegal downloaders will start receiving warning letters from internet service providers from 1...
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TalkTalk's internet filter could give children access to porn, says magazine
PC Pro study comes as ministers plan to ask parents if sexual content should be automatically banned by ISPsA study by a computer magazine has found that the internet porn filtering system offered by...
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Lords say UK's planned broadband network will not be fast enough
Communications committee report says government's internet strategy is flawed and BT is designing a network that will stifle competitionMillions of pounds in public funds are being spent building a UK...
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TalkTalk sees revenues fall but YouView draws in subscribers
• Revenues drop to £828m• Customer attrition slows• September/October sees rise in TV customersRevenues decreased 2% at TalkTalk after eight consecutive quarterly falls in customer numbers at the...
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ISPs and defamation law: hold fire, Robert Jay | Ashley Hurst
Defining internet service providers as publishers within defamation law would be totally unworkableAlthough online issues were not covered in great detail by the Leveson inquiry, Robert Jay QC's...
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Who should be the next head of the Federal Communications Commission? | Dan...
With Obama likely to need a new FCC chief, Susan Crawford is a champion of the open internet and opponent of industry cartelsAs President Obama's second term takes shape, many of his top appointees are...
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Digital rights advocates wary of new 'six strikes' initiative for online piracy
ISPs will now warn customers in the US when illegal filesharing is detected, but critics argue system offers few protectionsThe newest attempt to thwart illegal filesharing in the United States...
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Online piracy: ISPs ordered to block access to three file-sharing websites
High court tells six UK companies to prevent access to three music and movie file-sharing websites, Kat, H33T and FenopyBSkyB, BT, Virgin Media and three other UK broadband providers have been ordered...
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Why everyone should register a domain name | Dan Gillmor
We've all become avid social media users, but it's smart to have a web identity that you – not corporations – controlMy students get extra credit if they can show they've registered an internet domain...
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