Your identity could be on sale – for 25 dollars »

26 November 2013 | Netopia

Personal identity theft has become so common that cybercriminals find themselves forced to slash resale prices - with a full US ID currently priced at just $25, according to a recent report from Dell ... »

First transatlantic talks about data protection in three years »

19 November 2013 | Netopia

For the first time in three years, the EU held discussions about data protection with the US - and the American representative acknowledged that there are problems. European Commission Vice-Preside... »

Google and Microsoft agree to block images of child abuse »

19 November 2013 | Netopia

In a rare display of unity, Google and Microsoft Bing - together accounting for 95% of online traffic - will block access to images of sexual child abuse. As many as 100,000 search terms deemed "un... »

US Court gives Google right to publish book snippets under “fair use” »

15 November 2013 | Netopia

Google has won an eight-year-long lawsuit over Google Books, reports the Financial Times - allowing them to freely display snippets of copyrighted content. Google's use of snippets from protected b... »

Silk Road returns from the dead? »

8 November 2013 | Netopia

Reports suggest that the Silk Road - the anonymous marketplace trading in drugs and other illegal goods - is back. The first version of the website was shut down by the FBI in October, and its allege... »

Big Brother keeps watch in UK fiber optic networks »

5 November 2013 | Netopia

According to recent reports, six large telecoms firms in the UK have allowed mass surveillance in their fiber optic networks. BT, Verizon Enterprise, Vodafone Cable, Viatel, Level 3, and Interoute ... »

Is your tea kettle transmitting data to the Chinese government? »

4 November 2013 | Netopia

Chinese manufacturers have been found planting spying microchips in a wide range of electric appliances - including hot irons and tea kettles. According to The Hacker News, practically every Chinese ... »

Omnipresent Surveillance Issues at the Internet Governance Forum »

28 October 2013 | Netopia

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013, the UN-convened largest global multistakeholder meeting on internet governance, has been overshadowed by the issue of surveillance. Indeed, during the four-da... »

First 3D Gun Printing Factory »

25 October 2013 | Netopia

The police in Manchester (UK) have discovered a 3D printer which they believe criminals were using to try to make a gun, Sky News reveals. In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, officer... »

Full Basic Broadband Coverage Thanks to Satellite Support »

22 October 2013 | Netopia

Among the main Europe 2020 strategy goals set concerning the digital policy, there is the providing of basic broadband access for all of the European Union citizens by 2013. The goal has now been achi... »