Net Results: Driverless cars will inevitably become middle-of-the-road technologyGoogle has had very safe driverless cars on public roads since 2010Thu May 21 2015 - 01:00
Net Results: Balance must be struck between security and privacyEvidence shows data gathering does not increase security or convictionsThu May 14 2015 - 01:00
Facebook Ireland MD Sonia Flynn off to SoundCloud in BerlinKildare native is new international vice-president at HQ of music siteWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
If a hacker can turn traffic lights green, could a plane’s wifi open it to attack?Smart cities are the future but all that interconnectivity means more opportunities for hackers to create havocThu May 07 2015 - 02:00
A guide to hiding from unwanted Facebook ‘friends’Connecting with people on social media can lead to perplexing etiquette problemsThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
‘Against an adequately skilled, adequately funded adversary, our defences don’t work’Cryptologist Bruce Schneier tells RSA conference that focus should be on dealing with fallout of cyberattacksThu Apr 30 2015 - 02:00
Silicon Valley fixates on wax as Madame Tussauds takes voteNext tech figure at the San Francisco museum will be selected from shortlist of 10Thu Apr 30 2015 - 01:01
Facebook warns regulators ‘risk damaging EU business market’Social network is currently implicated in a case regarding its data gathering practicesWed Apr 29 2015 - 13:36
Technology giants defend US’s privacy protection regimeGoogle, Microsoft and Facebook say they cannot tailor service to suit each countrySat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
Many tech tools seem incapable of protecting our dataThe very concept of ‘big data’ would seem to oppose one of fair information practicesThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:45
Strong data protection laws better for EU than snipingIreland’s policy has come under scrutiny but it is no worse than most other EU statesThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
Hackers ‘winning by every possible measure’, security conference told2015 will be the year of the ‘super mega breach’ warns president of security firm RSAWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
It’s a good time for European firms to use US money to take the next stepFirstCapital’s boss in Silicon Valley says Irish firms should think big about fundingMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:30
Supporting marriage equality is good for businessFew top-level executives such as Tim Cook of Apple go publicThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
Privacy has become a human rights issue for the digital ageLawyer Elizabeth Knight is fighting for user protection but fears new European laws won’t go far enoughThu Apr 09 2015 - 01:35
Federal data protection needed in US but don’t expect it any time soonCompanies have valuable information on citizens that government is happy to accessThu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
Technology and coffee come together in iconic Palo Alto theatre buildingSAP’s HANAhaus cafe aims to marry world-class coffee and food with creative places to work and thinkThu Apr 02 2015 - 01:50
Apple Watch’s time as a ‘must-have’ has not yet arrivedThe main idea of the Apple Watch is that it will perform a double act with your iPhoneThu Apr 02 2015 - 01:00
Law student’s complaint over handling of data reverberates globallyEuropean Court of Justice hearing on data privacy could have profound implicationsThu Mar 26 2015 - 11:51
‘Big year’ for tech firms in Europe as investment hits four-year highGrowth in Europe surpassed the US in terms of funding, with some $5.7 billion invested in 855 dealsThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:35
The man helping IBM rediscover its commitment to a strong design ethosPhil Gilbert has creative and innovative vision for the computing giantThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:55
Net neutrality debate about ensuring a level playing fieldThe decision of the FCC to preserve net neutrality will benefit internet innovationThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:01
IBM launches new design centre, creates 20 jobsNew centre to create software, services and digital productsWed Mar 04 2015 - 09:01
Ruling on data spying validates Snowden’s actionsUK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules collection of personal communications data by GCHQ and the US’s National Security Agency was unlawfulFri Feb 27 2015 - 16:52
New legislation may prevent the drone industry from taking offRules in Ireland and the US have been slow to catch up with the fast-moving technologyThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:50
Data protection rules: the overlooked reason for Apple’s Athenry moveBut a US legal case could throw the entire cloud-computing sector into chaosThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
How collective Insight could make the data deluge work to society’s advantageThe Insight Centre for Data Analytics aims to give Irish research groups a global reach, says one of its founding directors Prof Stefan DeckerThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:40
Businesses on Facebook: stop moaning about limits on your free adsSome enterprises are only just realising that social media needs to make money tooThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Net Results: Consumers face unequal battle doing business onlineContractual trickiness seems designed to benefit business but not facilitate the consumerThu Feb 05 2015 - 12:46
Data protection must be front and centre in information ageMinister must ensure tech firms keep doing business here while also protecting privacyThu Feb 05 2015 - 01:50
Support for Windows Server 2003 ends this year, causing issues for 3,000 Irish firmsMany SMEs may need to upgrade to avoid security risks as a result of outdated serversThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:40
Despite talk of major layoffs, IBM has a history of successShares rose considerably on the rumours of massive job cutsThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
‘Sound is a forgotten flavour sense. But it’s more important than we realised’An Oxford neuroscientist and cutting-edge gastronomists such as Heston Blumental are experimenting with ways for technology to enhance the dining experienceThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:45
Digital encryption no longer some fancy exotic featureKarlin Lillington: David Cameron’s and Barack Obama’s attempts to expand the power of security agencies isn’t anything newThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
New service aims to help victims of revenge pornThe Hit Team will assist people who have suffered from an online infringementThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:40
Net Results: Hacking Pentagon account a big win on the cyber-battlefieldPeople would expect a defence organisation to be an exemplar of meticulous cybersecurity, writes Karlin LillingtonThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Will verdict of US online freedom of speech case have an effect globally?Anthony Elonis case widely seen as first formal test of online freedom of speechThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:45
Data privacy will remain a talking point in 2015NSA leaks started a chain of events which has made privacy a tangible issue for citizensThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
Government files supporting brief for Microsoft in US caseState granted extra time for rare filing by sovereign of Amicus briefTue Dec 23 2014 - 22:45
Karlin Lillington: five tech-orientated favourites for ChristmasA list of items that I consider the perfect combination of being both useful and fun to useThu Dec 18 2014 - 01:00
Ireland stands to win in VAT shake-up on online tradingNew EU legislation governing tax on internet sales will come into effect on January 1stThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:45
Surveillance by a Government-sponsored secret systemRecent provision for in-camera courts on wiretapping may violate European lawThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:02
State sanctions phone and email tappingCompanies that object to order could be brought before private ‘in camera’ courtSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:10
‘The Digital Economy’ author Don Tapscott looks back two decades to look forwardLandmark author argues that digital disruption undermines the traditional approach to social supportsThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:45
People power needed to stop wiretapping by governmentsBritain has notoriously lax legislation around data protection and surveillanceThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Storm brewing over US request to Microsoft to access data held in IrelandEmails in a cloud claimed to hover over Ireland have triggered a legal wrangle with many implicationsThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:45
Karlin Lillington: Migration laws key for entrepreneurialismThe new order in the US opens up various possibilities for business ownersThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
Protection of privacy valued by users, Irish survey findsStudy commissioned by Microsoft as it prepares to challenge US order for handover of Irish-held dataThu Nov 20 2014 - 07:00
Playing the stock market can be easy and entertainingRubicoin is for people who want to invest but without the jargon and paperworkThu Nov 20 2014 - 01:40
‘Boys being boys’ attitude in the tech sector needs to endTime for testosterone-fuelled Silicon Valley ‘Jobs Narrative’ to be disruptedThu Nov 20 2014 - 01:00
