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Europe votes on anti-piracy laws

Europeans suspected of putting movies and music on file-sharing networks could be thrown off the web under proposals before Brussels.

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Online risk due to browser flaws

Almost half the online population is at risk because users have not installed security updates to their browsers, says a study.

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Internet security breach tackled

Computer experts have released software to tackle a major security glitch in the internet addressing system.The flaw, discovered by accident, would allow criminals to redirect users to fake webpages, even if they typed the correct address into a browser.

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Google defends Street View tool

Google has defended its controversial Street View photo-mapping tool, saying it will meet local privacy laws in European countries at launch.

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Mobile web reaches critical mass

The mobile web has reached a "critical mass" of users this year, according to a report by analysts Nielsen Mobile.

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Divide on games industry ratings

A row has broken out between the games industry and the UK's content classifiers over who should regulate video games in the future.

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MEPs back contested telecoms plan

European politicians have voted in favour of amendments to telecoms law which campaigners say could be used to curb privacy online and file-sharing.

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Store tags to halt bird thieves

A supermarket has put electronic tags on chickens to stop them being stolen. The device, which is put on high value goods such as alcohol, has been placed on birds at a Sainsbury's store near Eastbourne, East Sussex.

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Net address fix foxes web users

Many users of the ZoneAlarm firewall have been floored by a fix to the net's addressing system. Those hit found they could not get online after installing a Microsoft patch to close a security loophole.

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Councils 'happy not to sell data'

Councils have said they are "more than happy" to stop selling voters' details to companies, after a report condemned the practice.

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Firms 'miss' social site success

Businesses are missing out on the huge potential that social networks present, a leading information technology company has warned.

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Mexico probes online 'hitmen ads'

Mexican police are investigating a number of classified ads on the internet which purport to be from hitmen offering the services.

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Call for web to stay open for all

Governments, scientists and businesses must do more to ensure the web stays open for all, says Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

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Card fault hits London transport

The Oyster system on London's public transport network has suffered a fault, rendering the electronic cards inoperable for about five hours.

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Software glitch hits iPhone fans

iPhone fans in the UK have struggled to get their hands on the latest version of the popular smartphone. A glitch with the online registration system run by the O2 network meant that many people could not activate their devices at Apple stores.

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Touch mobile's revolutionary rise

As Apple's new iPhone is launched, Dan Simmons tests some of its features and investigates how it and its rivals are changing our mobile habits.

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Robots scale new heights

Robots that can climb walls have been developed by scientists in the United States.

The robots can scale surfaces using the same principles behind electrostatic charges, which make balloons stick to ceilings after being rubbed.

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