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How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Networks

So what happens when most of the residents of planet Earth carry a device that gives them instant access to pretty much all of the world's information? The implications-for politics, for education, for global economics-are dizzying. In theory, the mobile revolution could enable citizens to demand greater openness and accountability from their governments. The reverse might also be true: governments could more easily spy on citizens. "You also have the prospect of having 5 billion surveillance points," says Jonathan Zittrain, codirector of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society.

The online behavior of a small but growing number of computer users in the United States is monitored by their Internet service providers, who have access to every click and keystroke that comes down the line

UK data loss scandal

UK data loss scandal

UK data loss scandal

Criminals source old computers from internet auction sites or in rubbish tips, to find users' valuable details, and a number of recent cases have shown the dangers in disposing of second-hand equipment.

The left hand menu provides links to pages on various technology enabled crime types.

Anger over pupils database plan. The government is being urged to scrap a database of all pupils' school records amid data security fears.

From Edison to Google, Nicholas Carr argues that we're on the verge of "the death of the IT department".

Play around with passwords and test for strength. May not be a good idea to try your own.