FBI move against Apple set an alarming precedentFBI had wanted Apple to create weakened version of its iPhone software to aid its attempts to unlock gunman’s phoneThu Mar 31 2016 - 07:51
Car hacking danger grows with move to autonomous vehiclesEmergence of connected, non-human controlled cars is giving rise to unforeseen dangers, US experts believeThu Mar 31 2016 - 02:00
Twitter invites absurdity to its 10th profit-free birthdayDespite its popularity Twitter cannot get its mojo togetherThu Mar 24 2016 - 01:00
Impossible to overstate influence of Intel’s Andy GroveDriven and restless Hungarian refugee was former president, chairman and CEO of IntelTue Mar 22 2016 - 14:50
UK Bill a serious concern for privacy and data protectionThe Bill if passed would allow the UK reach into companies based outside its territoryThu Mar 17 2016 - 10:38
Rise of the machines: the threat posed by growing connectivityAn IT security expert has some dire warnings about our brave new worldThu Mar 17 2016 - 08:00
Internet of things may create a world of legal issuesAs more items get ‘connected’, determining liability may prove a challenge for lawyersThu Mar 10 2016 - 01:00
Encryption wars in spotlight after FBI battle with AppleAn unprecedented array of political, security and military officials attend RSA conferenceThu Mar 10 2016 - 01:00
Former US intelligence director backs end-to-end encryptionIntroducing weakened iOS code would be like ‘creating a bacterial biological weapon’Fri Mar 04 2016 - 08:12
Firms need more focus on detecting IT attacks, event hearsRSA conference told many companies too concerned with outdated securityThu Mar 03 2016 - 14:29
US ‘guarantees’ show that proposed Privacy Shield will not protect EU dataRenegotiated agreement between European Commission and US lacks substanceThu Mar 03 2016 - 01:00
‘Irresolvable tension’ exists in data retention, conference toldExperts say governments want to collect data, but are not focused on adequately protecting itWed Mar 02 2016 - 20:51
Google: EU’s data protection authorities have “absolute focus” on privacyMultinationals ready to implement EU’s incoming data protection regulationWed Mar 02 2016 - 09:35
‘There is no technology more important than encryption’Microsoft president defends need to keep governments from weakening technologiesWed Mar 02 2016 - 08:11
Ethical issues are tripping up tech firms and the backlash can be abysmalAs we race towards new tech there is a need to listen to the philosopher’s take on the impact of new ideasThu Feb 11 2016 - 06:00
Amazon inserts clause indemnifying them in event of zombie apocalypseMost people blissfully unaware of terms and conditions for new apps or softwareThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:00
The real debate: canines or felines?Forget the Irish and US elections. The big question is whether dogs or cats are the superior species. A new TV programme attempts to bring scientific rigour to the question, a feline fan and a canophile argue the pointFri Feb 05 2016 - 16:01
Privacy Shield: a safe harbour for EU data?Transatlantic data protection package is still just a proposed framework, not a done dealThu Feb 04 2016 - 01:00
Firms getting anxious about data transfersEU and US have radically different views on privacyTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
An epic fail for Ireland’s data protection lawsGsoc’s demand for call records was carried out in direct opposition to the European Court of JusticeThu Jan 28 2016 - 06:30
Journalists, this GSOC story isn’t all about you, you knowThe media didn’t bother to scrutinise what was happening when it was about everyone else – this story is still about everyone elseThu Jan 21 2016 - 01:01
Citizens ‘need to be wary’ over personal dataMinister for data protection says trust remains low on protection of personal informationWed Jan 20 2016 - 18:19
Technology giant Oracle to create 450 new jobs in DublinCompany recruiting 1,400 people worldwide on back of cloud computing services growthThu Jan 14 2016 - 10:14
Data case has huge implications for personal privacyThe US’s attempt to access information in Dublin may change cloud computingThu Jan 14 2016 - 07:36
Teenagers risk being defined for life by their social media postsGrowing up on the internet involves constant management of a personal PR entityThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00
No Irish need apply when it comes to UK online retailersIreland comes in well below the average in the EU for online shoppingThu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00
Privacy can no longer be a low-level, box-checking exerciseRecent court decisions, and legislation, will most likely affect everyone handling dataThu Dec 31 2015 - 08:00
Karlin Lillington: Facebook’s age of consent rule not worth a clickMuch-hyped parental permission rule is tiny part of EU data protection directiveFri Dec 18 2015 - 01:02
Net Results: California leads the charge for electric carTesla’s showcase store in Palo Alto has become a local entertainment must-seeThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
How ‘unnecessary journeys’ made Teresa Mannion go viralRTÉ broadcaster’s rain-drenched Storm Desmond report was the clip that kept on givingThu Dec 10 2015 - 01:00
Marriage of artists and technologists drives Pixar’s successRemoving barriers to creativity is key ingredient, chief Ed Catmull believesThu Dec 03 2015 - 06:00
Cyber Monday continues to spread to all of DecemberThe rather dull and predictable reality is that it is Thanksgiving weekend in the US, plus the entire month of December, that has gone “cyber” and sales-focusedThu Dec 03 2015 - 01:28
You better watch out: drone invasion is coming to townDrones need to be traceable and trackable, and laws enforceableThu Nov 26 2015 - 06:00
Lost for words? The emoji is a sign of the timesTwitter hearts and Facebook thumbs-ups are woefully inadequate for the tragedy of ParisThu Nov 19 2015 - 01:00
Lisbon’s political swing left hits Web Summit strategyHopefully, pledges will remain in place and promised infrastructure will stay on targetThu Nov 12 2015 - 01:00
Au revoir, Web Summit - it’s time for you to goOrganisers need to take it elsewhere to learn maybe some of their ‘problems’ are self-generatedThu Nov 05 2015 - 21:32
Time is of the essence at Web Summit panelsSociety Stage panels are generally given 35 to 45 minutes and the value of that extra time showsThu Nov 05 2015 - 10:19
How do you like your reality – virtual or augmented?Web Summit hears how Nasa wants to send astronauts to Mars with an immersive worldThu Nov 05 2015 - 08:24
Never mind the Web Summit peripherals – feel the contentSummit’s usual initial vast confusion reigns in the RDS, especially for speakers and mediaWed Nov 04 2015 - 08:45
Web Summit: fantastic and frustrating in equal measureSummit is fantastic for its speaker line-up; frustrating, because the majority of the talks and panels are a dinky 20 minutes longTue Nov 03 2015 - 10:43
Security remains biggest concern says Oracle founderLarry Ellison says ability to turn off security features in software makes no senseFri Oct 30 2015 - 09:33
Oracle tech business looks set to remain overwhelmingly dominantAfter years of aggressive acquisitions, the company is huge, with more than 130,000 employees worldwideThu Oct 29 2015 - 01:02
Oracle keeps European data within its EU-based data centres*Company says certain cloud operations may require access from engineering resources in other regionsWed Oct 28 2015 - 10:16
Oracle chief Mark Hurd warns companies on market expectationsTech boss tells OpenWorld forum firms may not be ready for demands of internet generationMon Oct 26 2015 - 19:28
Larry Ellison mocks IBM, SAP for being ‘nowhere in the cloud’Oracle founder says transition to ‘new era of utility computing’ is still slowMon Oct 26 2015 - 17:17
Intel and Oracle team up for new cloud-based technologiesTech giants partner for ‘Project Apollo,’ which will offer enhanced solutionsMon Oct 26 2015 - 17:07
Getting a glimpse of the people who run the internetWithout set of governing standards, internet’s global platform could fractureThu Oct 22 2015 - 01:00
Internet governance body will not police content on the internetIcann has come under increasing pressure to step in and shut down websites or censor contentTue Oct 20 2015 - 18:05
Minister confirms support for internet governance transferAlex White says Ireland ‘firmly’ backs US handover of domain name managementMon Oct 19 2015 - 21:14
Internet governing body ICANN meets in DublinICANN in squabbles over whether it is ready to operate independently of US oversightMon Oct 19 2015 - 07:23