Facebook axes users right to vote on policy changes
Facebook users can no longer vote on proposed policy changes at the company, sparking concern from privacy groups.
security
Facebook introduces ‘bank-style’ security to tackle cyber fraud
Facebook has begun to move its North American users to HTTPS connections, which are more secure than HTTP connections, the previously default. The Internet protocol is commonly used by banks and other security sensitive websites.
Guest comment: Direct .uk domain names – a new online home for British businesses?
Eleanor Bradley, Director of Operations for Nominet, the non-profit organisation responsible for managing the .uk domain space, explains a current proposal to launch direct.uk domains and how you can have your say on the future of the internet for British businesses
Plans for ‘.uk’ domain names announced as alternative to ‘.co.uk’
Nominet, the not-for-profit organisation responsible for running the .uk infrastructure, has launched a consultation on the introduction of a new service which, if approved, would herald a significant change for the .uk domain name space.
Apple drops Java from browsers
Apple is removing Oracle’s Java software from browsers on its Mac operating system, as part of its latest software update.
R U Textlexic? 25% of Brits use text words instead of normal English
Text phrases – such as C U L8r and LOL – have become so much part of our daily lives that one in four Brits claim they are ‘Textlexic’ – prone to using text words instead of normal English, according to a new survey.
Yandex takes on Google with new browser
Yandex has launched its own Internet browser, as the search giant looks to take on Google in the growing Russian market.The browser offers a relatively minimalist Russian-language interface based on the WebKit platform and Google’s Chromium code.
Most UK 5-year olds now going online regularly
More than four fifths of British five-year-olds now own or use an internet device, according to new research.
The end of passwords? Intel plans hand gesture security technology
Passwords for online banking, social networks and email could be replaced with the wave of a hand if prototype technology developed by Intel makes it to tablets and laptops.
Free password ‘strength tester’ goes live
my1login has launched a free online password strength meter to enable Internet users to safely and securely test the strength of their own passwords.