Irish Water Targetted In Email Phishing Scam
Irish Water has been targetted in an email phishing scam sent to Irish internet users this morning. The email, in common with most phishing scams, uses elements from the Irish Water corporate branding, but is rather
Give Snowden Asylum in Europe, Say MEPs
The European Parliament has voted to call on EU member states to "drop any criminal charges against Edward Snowden, grant him protection and consequently prevent extradition or rendition by third parties, in recognition of his status
Apple and President Obama Say: Use HTTPS for Everything
Why waste time figuring out whether you should use HTTP or HTTPS? These days there's no reason not to encrypt - better be on the safe side! New versions of Apple's mobile and desktop OS announced this week include
Dropbox Follows Twitter by Basing Services in Ireland, as UK Gives Immunity to Spies
If you live outside the United States and use Twitter, then from today that service is provided to you by Twitter International Company, which is based in Dublin. In its announcement last month the company made
John Oliver Interviews Edward Snowden
Last night's episode of "Last Week Tonight" was longer than normal due to John Oliver doing a special segment on government surveillance. The segment included a lengthy in person interview with Edward Snowden that John Oliver
SpunOut.ie Privacy Workshop with Tommy Collison this Wednesday
SpunOut.ie, the youth information service, is holding a privacy workshop on this Wednesday January 7 at its headquarters in Temple Bar. The event will be led by privacy activist Tommy Collison, whom we interviewed in a podcast just before Christmas. Tommy's already