U.S. Customs and Border Protection can search travellers’ laptops and other electronic devices without a show of reasonable suspicion, according to a federal judge’s dismissal of a 2010 lawsuit on Tuesday.
Cisco: Dubai can be Smart City leader
Cisco used its roundtable event to explore the potential for its Smart+Connected City Wi-Fi and sensor technology, saying Dubai has the power to be a world leader in the technology.
Infor, Automation Consultants announce partnership at Cairo ICT 2013
Business application software provider Infor announced today during Cairo ICT 2013 it has signed a partnership agreement with ILA Advanced Technology – the holding company of Automation Consultants.
Huawei explores smart city infrastructure at Doha event
Huawei has used its 2nd Middle East Smart Cities Summit in Doha to highlight the key factors that will drive increased adoption of Smart City infrastructure over the coming three to five years.
Top tech companies challenge governments to reform surveillance laws
Eight top tech companies in the U.S. have asked governments around the world to reform surveillance laws and practices, and asked the U.S. to take the lead.
Empowering the Crowd
As Powering The Cloud hosted its 10th anniversary show in Frankfurt, few would question that cloud computing uptake is on the rise. The same few would question that it is a trend that is here to stay, and one that businesses will have to adapt to.
US senators challenge NSA claim that dragnet surveillance is necessary
Three prominent U.S. senators have in a federal court filing questioned the claim of the National Security Agency that its bulk collection of phone records is required for intelligence purposes.
FBI offers $50,000 reward for ‘Lover Spy’ malware writer
The FBI has offered large rewards for information that could help them catch a clutch of alleged cyber-criminals.
Get smart: Etisalat’s CEO on building the cities of the future
Cities around the world are in a race to become the ‘smartest’. Etisalat CEO Saleh Al Abdooli speaks exclusively to CNME on how the UAE’s biggest telco and ICT service provider is partnering with the government to elevate the country on the global stage.
NSA spied on 35 world leaders according to leaked document
The US monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders, according to a National Security Agency document provided by its former contractor, Edward Snowden, according to The Guardian newspaper.
Report: NSA has little success cracking Tor
The US National Security Agency has repeatedly tried to compromise Tor, the government-funded online anonymity tool, but has had little success, according to a new report in the UK’s Guardian.
IBM to pay $44,000 fine over online job listings
IBM will pay a US$44,000 fine to settle a case alleging it violated anti-discrimination law by placing online job listings seeking software developers with specific visas, the US Department of Justice said Friday.
Microsoft received 37,000 end-user data requests in first half of year
Judges and police investigators are on track to submit about the same number of requests to Microsoft for end user data this year as they did in 2012, according to figures released Friday.
GITEX 2013 preview: Gemalto
What is the main theme of your presence at GITEX this year? We have throughout the years positioned ourselves as …
Al Taqnyah introduces e-Signatures with Emirates ID
Al Taqnyah Business Solutions, the e-Services expert, along with its Belgian paperless solutions partner, LetterGen, have launched an electronic signature solution enabled for Emirates ID.
Mark Zuckerberg and Marissa Mayer field questions about Prism
The CEOs of Yahoo and Facebook were each on the hot seat Wednesday answering questions about the U.S. government’s data surveillance programs.
Microsoft lures nonprofits with Office 365 freebie
Nonprofit organizations will be able to sign up for Office 365 for free or at a reduced price as part of a new program Microsoft launched on Tuesday.
US carried out 231 'cyber-operations' in 2011 alone, leaked documents show
The US is engaged in a wide-ranging campaign of cyber-operations against foreign targets, launching over 200 in 2011 alone, budget …
Google, Microsoft in '2-Horse Race' for Government Cloud Contracts
When Flint Waters began work as Wyoming’s CIO in April 2011, the IT apparatus that he inherited was in bad shape.
Almost 90 percent of Internet users have taken steps to avoid surveillance, survey finds
A majority of U.S. Internet users polled in a recent survey report taking steps to remove or mask their digital …