Britain’s prospects for a low-cost solution after its vote to exit the bloc were diminished after an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the U.K. will have to pay into the European Union’s budget if it wants the single market’s advantages. The case of Norway, a non-EU nation that contributes to the bloc’s finances…
No fine of penalty has been imposed as of now. But frequently breaking the provisions of the rule could attract fines. Ofcom, a communication regulator in the UK, has ruled that Fox News broke broadcasting guidelines when it aired a program discussing Britain’s referendum vis-à-vis the European Union on the day of the vote. The…
Shadow Broker, a hacking group has put the NSA’s prized hacking tools for auction. In an incident of geopolitical significance a group of hackers who calls themselves as the Shadow Broker had put a number of stolen utilities for sale. The tools belonged to the Equation Group, the NSA’s hacking outfit. Edward Snowden had earlier…
A tax return that Hillary Clinton’s campaign released on Friday shows that the Democratic presidential nominee and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, paid $3.6 million in federal income taxes from a total earning of adjusted gross income of $10.6 million in 2015. This release of data seemed to draw a contrast with her Republican rival,…
As US Federal prosecutors step up their investigation into billions of dollars siphoned away from a Malaysian government investment fund, they are poised to launch one of the largest asset seizures in U.S. history. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal quoting people familiar with the matter. According to people familiar with the matter…
Showing that North Korea plans to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions, the country has restarted production of plutonium fuel, reported Reuters citing information from a senior U.S. State Department official. Activities that indicate that North Korea has reactivated a plant to recover plutonium from spent reactor fuel at its main…
Take care to click on attachments from known contacts only. Taking note of increasing black hat attacks, the technology service desk at the House of Representatives has warned state representatives to be very careful on the kind of e-mail they click in their inboxes. According to its e-mail, which incidentally was forwarded to TechCrunch, due…
The only way to protect against this vulnerability is to use apps which use end-to-end encryption such as Signal and WhatsApp. The fact that Signaling System 7, the crucial protocols which encapsulates the process phones follow for making and receiving phone calls, sending and receiving messages as well as sending and receiving data, is flawed…
Ending a stand-off between privacy advocates and those who consider the move crucial to fighting terrorism, the European Parliament gave final approval on Thursday to an exchange of airline passenger data between security forces in the European Union. Opposition within the European Parliament to the blanket collection of data from the PNRs has stalled for…
There seems to be lesser chances of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stepping aside to allow a transition Western powers claim is the solution to the conflict even as the Syria peace talks resume next week and Assad, backed militarily by Iran and Russia, shows no willingness to compromise. After Russian air strikes reversed the tide…
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