3D Printer Manufacturer Creates Anti-Gun Filter »

30 July 2013 | Netopia

Earlier this year, a US open source group calling itself “Defense Distributed” published blueprints for producing a functioning plastic gun downloadable and printable by anybody with a 3D Printer, thu... »

Data-driven Interactives Revolutionise News Reporting »

24 July 2013 | Netopia

Al Jazeera English uses a revolutionary digital technique for covering the conflict in Syria. Last week, the news outlet published an interactive mapping Syria’s rebellion. This interactive is bas... »

UK: Cameron Announces Online Porn Filters »

23 July 2013 | Netopia

By the end of 2014 at the latest, British Internet providers will have to filter pornographic offers from the Internet. This was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in a speech to the National S... »

United Kingdom: Size of Digital Economy Exceeds Official Estimates »

22 July 2013 | Netopia

According to a report by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, an independent research institute, the British digital economy is 40% bigger than official statistics suggest. The r... »

Merkel Calls for Tougher EU Data Protection Laws »

16 July 2013 | Netopia

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing for tougher EU data protection rules to prevent another Prism-style spying scandal. Moreover, she wants to force internet firms active anywhere in the EU... »

European Commission Raids Biggest European Telecoms Firms »

12 July 2013 | Netopia

Several of Europe's largest telecoms firms have been raided by the European Commission’s antitrust investigators for suspicion of abusing their dominant position to impede internet content providers. ... »

France Commutes Sentences for Illegal Downloading »

11 July 2013 | Netopia

France has abolished by decree the law allowing file sharers to have their internet connection cut for copyright infringements, called Hadopi. In the future, the illegal downloading of movies, films o... »

European Internet Users Want Higher Speed »

10 July 2013 | Netopia

According to the latest E-Communications Household Survey, internet speed is emerging as a top issue for internet users. Nearly half (45%) of European households would upgrade their Internet subscript... »

Stricter Penalties for Cyber Crimes Across the EU »

8 July 2013 | Netopia

Cyber criminals will face tougher penalties in the EU, under new rules adopted by the European Parliament at the end of last week. EU governments are obliged to set their maximum terms of imprisonm... »

European Commission eager to start EU-US free trade talks despite spying affair »

4 July 2013 | Netopia

The European Commission has said that that negotiations between the EU and the US on a future Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) should start as scheduled next week, despite the revelation that t... »