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The latest free Epic Games Store titles are Europa Universalis IV and Orwell

John Callaham — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:00:01 +0000

Europa Universalis IV is a turn-based historical grand strategy game, while Orwell: Keeping An Eye On You is an unusual game about spying on people. Both are free this week on the Epic Games Store. Read more...

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is free to claim again, this time on Steam

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:56:01 +0000

Steam has a free game giveaway running for 24 hours, and the game on the spotlight is the spying simulator title Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You. The game normally costs $9.99 to purchase. Read more...

Orwell is free to claim on the Humble Store for the next two days

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:58:01 +0000

The newest freebie to arrive from the Humble Store is Osmotic Studios' spying simulation title, Orwell. The game arrives as a Steam key and is completely free to claim until August 18. Read more...

New Russian app FindFace is nightmare fuel for privacy and human rights advocates

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 17 May 2016 09:34:01 +0000

A new app that's making the rounds in Russia allows you to reliably identify anyone on the street and connect them to their online profiles. Moscow police is ready to license the technology. Read more...

Facebook seeks to hunt down pseudonyms

Paul Ferson — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 01:10:00 +0000

A new pop-up window appearing on Facebook accounts in Germany encourages users to inform if their friends are using pseudonyms, leading to comparisons to the East German "Stasi" within the country. Read more...

British Airways begins to examine its customers

Paul Ferson — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:28:54 +0000

British Airways has begun to examine its customers to identify regular travellers, promoting a close-knit relationship. Opposition to this has emerged over the use of modern media for investigation. Read more...

YouTube's existence threatened in Japan

Paul Ferson — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:17:19 +0000

In the wake of the capture of one of the terrorists responsible for the Tokyo sarin gas attacks of 1995, Japan's government has quietly amended one of their laws which could theoretically ban YouTube. Read more...

Amazon and irony

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:25:12 +0000

Popular for its massive website which originally provided the world with literature, and now just about everything, Amazon has hit news again today regarding its ebook reader the 'Kindle'. Sadly, not in such a good... Read more...