Digital piracy

Digital piracy is used as a pretext by Russian police to attack NGOs.

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By Francis Pisani

Digital piracy is used as a pretext by Russian police to raid environmental and human rights groups. They used to have the support of Microsoft which, after a story was published in The New York Times, has decided to change its policy...

Other topics: Google Instant gives you answers before you finish asking your question. GMail's Priority Inbox classifies your mails automatically according to their importance (and you can train it).

The pick of the week, Ghostery.com, helps you fight sites that gather information about you without telling you.

And don't miss a very funny video on the weakness of the iPad (as compared to a traditional newspaper) when you use it as a fly-swat.

01/06/2011 - TECH 24

Hack Attacks as Act of War

The Pentagon says it will consider a major hack attack on the United States' population or its infrastructure as an act of war. However, the US military's new policy on cyber war is prompting a sceptical response given how difficult it would be to identify the country of origin of any online assault.

18/05/2011 - TECH 24

Syria's Facebook Wars

Facebook has become an indispensable tool for anti-government activists across North Africa and the Middle East. Now governments are reportedly using the social networking service to fight back. Syria is allegedly hacking Facebook accounts in a bid to target demonstrators and their 'friends.'

11/05/2011 - TECH 24

Our Father who art in cyberspace

From Islam to Judaism to Christianity, more and more of the world's major faiths are going digital to connect with the faithful. The Web, tablets and mobile applications are all being used to build communities, inspire and convert people. But the digitization of religion is becoming increasingly controversial as it becomes more political.

04/05/2011 - TECH 24

Bin Laden's death marks 'Twitter Moment'

The killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 1 sparked a massive surge of online traffic across search engines, social networks and most notably micro-blogging services. More than anything else, the event highlighted the growing importance of the Web at times of breaking news.

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27/04/2011 - TECH 24

The Royal Wedding, 2.0

For commoners and royalty alike, the internet is now an invaluable tool for planning and celebrating weddings. Buckingham Palace, for its part, is using the Web to define the image of a modern royal family. Also, a look at the Nokia 1616 mobile phone and why it's such a success in emerging markets.

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