CIA in secret chat room shocker

The CIA, that US guardian of secrets, has discovered one secret that it didn't know about - a secret chat room used by its own staff. The chat room was created within its classified computer system by employees at the agency and was used to trade standard office banter. However, the CIA has taken a dim view of the incident and has put up to 10 employees on leave while an inquiry gets underway. ...more

Google's approach to click fraud declared 'reasonable'

Google's approach to click fraud has been declared 'reasonable' by an independent expert. Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin, Professor of Information Systems at NYU, was asked to make a detailed examination of Google's detection methods and procedures and he declared the approaches to the problem made by Google's Click Quality team were 'reasonable'. ...more

Battle for .xxx reignites

The battle for the .xxx domain has been reopened. The ICM Registry, set up specifically to campaign for the adoption of an 'adult' top level domain, has asked ICANN (the body governing the use of the Internet naming conventions) to reconsider its rejection of the . ...more

BPI pressures ISPs to suspend filesharing accounts

The UK record industry has asked two ISPs to suspend 59 Internet accounts that they allege are being used for p2p filesharing. The industry's main umbrella group, the BPI, has written to Tiscali and Cable & Wireless, owner of Bulldog, in what it describes as a 'significant development' in its campaign against 'illegal filesharing', allowing it to deal with a greater volume of cases more quickly and efficiently. Previously it has pursued alleged file sharers individually, with some success. ...more

Retrospect-developer Dantz faces acquisition by EMC

Storage company EMC is close to finalising the acquisition of Retrospect-developer Dantz SearchStorage.com reports that if the bid is successful, EMC will be able to offer a complete backup and storage system for SMBs. 'We are in discussions with Dantz about an acquisition,' said Victoria Grey, vice president of strategic initiatives at EMC. ...more