Digital Rights Ireland Appeal for Financial Support
Digital Rights Ireland is a voluntary organisation campaigning for Digital Rights in Ireland and Europe, in particular in the areas of Digital Privacy, Web Blocking and Copyright Reform. It has had some notable success in 2013, in particular on the EU Data Retention Directive, but following a failed submission to the court in a web-blocking […]
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Súil siar ar 2013 ag Óglaigh na hÉireann [Video]
Tá eagraíochtaí an stáit ag baint an-úsáid as na meáin nua – tá tagairt déanta cheana againn do sheirbhís nuachta an rialtais ag MerrionStreet.ie. Ach thar aon eagraíocht stáit, tá na físeáin Youtube is fearr ag Óglaigh na hÉireann: [youtube]http://youtu.be/-9aKqgZ_-BQ[/youtube] Athbhreithniú ar an mbliain 2013 atá sa bhfíseán thuas ag an Arm agus ag […]
Snapchat Breach Exposes Phone Numbers of US Users
A security leak from Snapchat has seen seen 4.6m usernames and corresponding phone numbers leaked, but so far there is no indication that it includes any users outside of the US and some Canadian area-codes. It’s impossible to say whether data on users outside the US was also obtained but not published. Those who published […]
Skype’s Blog Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Skype’s corporate blog has been hacked. See screenshot below: Apparently their social media presences on Twitter and Facebook were also compromised, though they have since regained control of them. More details here
Damien Names the Ones To Watch for 2014
It’s an annual feature of the Irish blog world: Damien Mulley’s list of Ones to Watch for the year ahead. It’s a list of people, not organisations, but it’s no surprise to see that it includes two of the team from Trustev – a startup which has recently featured on international business watchlists. But if […]
Ryanair – It Takes More than a Beard to Play Santa
You can’t blame a guy for trying! Just in case you haven’t got the message that RYANAIR HAS CHANGED, lovable CEO Michael O’Leary donned a Santa beard and joined with staff from Ryanair bases across Europe to wish their customers a Happy Christmas and New Year. [youtube]http://youtu.be/J3zpw4pahsQ[/youtube] In a separate video, also posted on […]
Budget Airline Brings Christmas To Passengers
Canadian budget airline WestJet went the extra mile for some of its passengers before Christmas. The video is self-explanatory: The video has already clocked up over 34 million views since the 9th of December.
Protect Your Mobile Device with Glitter Nail Polish
(Via Brian Honan) Physical tampering with laptops and other devices is a worry, especially when travelling. The Independent reports that a pair of security researchers have come up with with an elegant way to put a tamper-proof seal on mobile devices: glitter nail polish! The trick is to take a photo before and after, and […]
Just Eat Visualise Irish Takeaway Habits
Just Eat have released a simple, yet quite informative, graphic illustrating trends in takeaway orders. (Click to enlarge) While their data won’t capture all takeaway orders their market share is big enough for it to provide a good indication of trends. So the most popular day for ordering takeaway is New Year’s Day – why […]
The Lion King Opening Sequence Hacked
Dutch animation studio Studio Smack have created a slightly different version of The Lion King opening sequence for their client Greenpeace: As you can see the animals disappear leaving just the landscape.