Telecom regulator gets tough with record £800,000 fine for premium phone line
The regulator for premium rate telehone lines has imposed a record fine on a company that runs competitions in national newspapers.Churchcastle Limited was fined £800,000…
Google shares suspended after PPC sales plummet
Trading in Google’s shares were suspended yesterday after the company released bad sales and profits figures early by mistake.The search company’s stocks crashed by as…
NHS viruses and bugs widespread in medical technology
Medical technology has been found to be infected by computer viruses and malware according to health and security experts.They fear that the virus infections could…
OFT cracks down on leading online retailers
In a crackdown on leading online retailers the Office of Fair Trading has found that more than a third could be breaking UK consumer laws.A…
Alan Turing’s legacy praised by GCHQ boss
GCHQ director Iain Lobban has said there were “enduring lessons” to be drawn from the work of Alan Turing.In a rare public speech the intelligence…
Facebook UK makes loss
Facebook’s UK business made a loss last year.Facebook also joins the list of those companies which some may accuse of tax dodging as they paid…
Google closes book scanning lawsuit
Google has closed a seven year legal lawsuit with the Association of American Publishers (AAP).The legal battle started in 2005 after Google announced a plan…
Facebook passes one billion users mark
Facebook now has more than one billion people using it every month the company has announced.The company said that those billion users were to date…
Bogus drug websites raided
A global raid on the sale of fake and unlicensed medicines by websites has found £6.5 million of drugs.UK drug officials took part in a…
ICO data watchdog starts cookie crackdown
Websites which do not comply with new red tape on collecting cookie data from online customers will be contacted within weeks by the Information Commissioner’s…