Neowin News Feed for: Government

CISPA is dead, again

Ben Buffone — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:53:32 +0100

Controversial internet security bill CISPA will most likely be scrapped, a U.S. committee representative has stated. Whilst it may be dead for now, will a new compromised version see the light of day? Read more...

After Tim Cook's apology, Chinese state media likes Apple again

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:02:17 +0100

Chinese state media have returned to their previous position in favour of Apple, praising Tim Cook for apologising over allegations of unfair treatment towards Chinese customers. Read more...

Minnesota has technical issues with TurboTax filings

Christopher White — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:58:27 +0000

Intuit is having issues filing state tax returns with Minnesota and the state is calling into question the accuracy of the software company's tax software. Read more...

WikiLeaks says Aaron Swartz may have been a 'source'

Stephen Robinson — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:18:28 +0000

WikiLeaks tweeted yesterday that recently deceased Internet activist Aaron Swartz assisted them, was in contact with Julian Assange and may have been a source for the organisation. Read more...

Disable Java, warns US government

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:41:53 +0000

The United States government is warning PC users to disable Java on their machines, as a recently discovered flaw in the latest unpatched version is being exploited in the wild by hackers. Read more...

Kim Dotcom's extradition case could go all the way to July 2013

Paul Ferson — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:32:30 +0000

Kim Dotcom's extradition to the United States hearing could be pushed all the way back to July 2013, with the family's case reaching box-office proportions in terms of plot twists and turns. Read more...

Dutch gamer charged with hacking an MMO in 2007 and 2008

Paul Ferson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:20:38 +0000

A Dutch national who demanded rewards for ceasing attacks on an MMO's servers could be "levelled up" to five years in the slammer after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. Read more...

New Zealand government suffers major data breach

Owen Williams — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:26:09 +0100

The Ministry of Social Development in New Zealand has suffered a massive breach of security after a blogger found theirentire network was open to be browsed by users. Read more...

YouTube to air Presidential debates live

Stephen Robinson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:04:05 +0100

YouTube and ABC News have partnered to bring live Presidential debates to YouTube with analysis and commentary from its partners such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Read more...

Japan begins to crack down on piracy with two million yen fines

Paul Ferson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:34:05 +0100

Japan's government has agreed to new legislation against criminals caught downloading illegally, bringing in a maximum fine of two million yen or a potential two year stay in a prison cell. Read more...

Iran removes block on Gmail again after a week

Paul Ferson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:04:05 +0100

The Iranian government has removed the block on Gmail again after only a week, with ministers in parliament showing their dissent against the sudden loss of one of the most popular email services. Read more...

Twitter surrenders Occupy protester's details to government

Paul Ferson — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:25:06 +0100

Twitter, who has been fighting to protect an Occupy Wall Street protester's details from the government has surrendered the details after being forced into a metaphorical corner. Read more...

FCC interested in taxing broadband Internet

Nathan Tsui — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:12:24 +0100

The FCC is considering a tax on broadband Internet services that would fund expansion of high-speed Internet access in the country for the 19 million Americans without access. Read more...

Google Takedown requests increase by 1137% compared to 2011

Paul Ferson — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:18:52 +0100

Google's Takedown requests have increased by over 1,000% compared to last year. The search giant now handles more than a million takedown requests weekly, from various groups and reporters. Read more...

Hacker 'AnonymouSabu' gains an additional six months of freedom

Paul Ferson — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:09:26 +0100

Notorious hacker 'AnonymouSabu' has gained an additional six months of freedom before his sentencing trial begins, due to his willingness to cooperate with the government he previously fought against. Read more...

First Windows 8 government app appears in Windows Store

John Callaham — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:07:44 +0100

The first Windows 8 app made for the 'government' category is now available to download for Windows 8 RTM members. The app was made for the Bay County, Florida tax office. Read more...

Executive order could be used to issue Cybersecurity Bill

Paul Ferson — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:38:31 +0100

After the Republican party managed to reject the Cybersecurity Bill in Congress, indications have suggested Obama could issue an executive order for the bill, completely cutting Congress out. Read more...

Reuters website hacked, spreading lies about Syrian situation

Paul Ferson — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:42:32 +0100

Reuters was hacked on Friday, with an account being hacked and used to spread misinformation about the situation in Syria, and specifically about the Free Syrian Army's movements. Read more...

The UK wants to build a 'giant database' of internet usage

Tyler Holman — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:21:35 +0100

The UK is working to pass a new bill that would require ISPs to store all internet data for 12 months, with metadata open for warrantless examination by everyone from law enforcement to tax inspectors Read more...

MPAA denies claims of Biden's involvement in MegaUpload case

John Callaham — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:58:54 +0100

The Motion Picture Association of America has denied the claims of MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom that US Vice President Joe Biden ordered the raid on the file sharing website. Read more...