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UK watchdog to investigate King's Cross facial recognition tech used to spy on public
Thousands of people pass through the busy London area on a daily basis.
UK made illegal copies and mismanaged Schengen travelers database
EU officials indirectly confirm UK's gross mismanagement detailed in an unconfirmed report last week.
5G: Three will provide customers with upgrade from 4G at no extra cost
Three announces that 5G will be offered to customers at the same cost as 4G, while Vodafone confirms roaming across 55 towns and cities across the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
Credentials stuffing attack prompts password resets for Sky customers
British telco has locked Sky iD accounts as a safety measure following a credential stuffing attack last month.
The 5G fallout: Brexit triggers a global wireless fault line
The grounds for a technological split in 5G Wireless are shakier than many expected, as Huawei mounts a clever defense. Now, in the face of pressure from the US and China, the UK is facing technological isolation.
Phishing attack: Students' personal information stolen in university data breach
University says it has fallen victim to a "a sophisticated and malicious phishing attack" -- and students are being warned to look out for suspicious emails.
Full 4G coverage coming to London Underground... by the mid-2020s
London's Tube will get full mobile coverage -- at some point in the coming decade.
Europe rules EU citizens in UK can keep .eu domains after Brexit
European officials have changed their position on what happens to .eu domains after Brexit.
Sweden and UK's surveillance programs on trial at the European Court of Human Rights
Last chance for Europe's top human rights court to rule against dragnet surveillance programs.
Marriott faces $123 million GDPR fine in the UK for last year's data breach
The intent to fine Marriott comes a day after the ICO announced a $230 million GDPR fine against British Airways.
Mozilla: No plans to enable DNS-over-HTTPS by default in the UK
But there's nothing stopping users from enabling the DNS-over-HTTPS feature in Firefox on their own, though.
UK's largest police forensics lab paid ransom demand to recover locked data
Eurofins Scientific has already recovered from the incident. Didn't say how much it paid hackers.
UK to withdraw from online porn block, censorship crusade
Opinion: The irony is strong in enforcing ID verification laws when the government fails to implement its own legal checks.
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A discovery for industrial companies – Lithuania
ROL, AQ wiring systems, IKEA Industry Lithuania, System Air, Dovista A/S – these are only several Scandinavian companies which have recently decided to start their business in Lithuania, one of the fastest growing countries in the European Union. Why did Scandinavian companies choose such a small Baltic country?
Three UK to launch its 5G network in August
The next-generation network will initially only be available for Londoners.
Photos: From facial recognition to connected toys, a trip inside the invisible big data revolution
This new exhibition at London's Science Museum looks to help people explore the "invisible revolution of big data" and inspire the data scientists of the future.
Here comes the BBC Micro Bit, the tiny board that wants to surpass the BBC Micro
One million of the programmable boards will be given to schoolchilden, as part of a project backed by ARM, Microsoft, Samsung, and more.
Photos: Google's first shop lands in London
Google has chosen London's Tottenham Court Road as the test bed for a physical retail presence called 'the Google shop'.
Meet the driverless cars coming to cities across the UK: Photos
Trials of two autonomous vehicles have kicked off in a number of places across the country - but while they'll be carrying passengers, the driverless cars aren't taking to the roads just yet.
Photos: Battling cyber-attacks from an underground bunker
A wargame aimed at finding hidden cyber-security talent took place in Winston Churchill's wartime bunker.
Tesco takes on Kindle and iPad with Jelly Bean Android tablet Hudl
Hands-on with Tesco's seven-inch Android tablet for the masses: can it compete with Amazon and Apple when it comes to hardware?
A photo tour of Digital Realty's newest London datacentre
Digital Realty has opened up a new Tier 3 datacentre 17 miles south west of the capital.
Inside the workspace for start-ups with their heads in the clouds: Photos
A new workspace on the 39th floor of Canary Wharf is extending London's Tech City out to Docklands, and aims to bring together smart start-ups and potential customers.
From warehouse to (data)warehouse: Virtus keeps it cool in North London
A warehouse north of London is on the verge of completing its transformation into a datacentre
2012: ZDNet's definitive guide to the year in tech
A look back at the hot topics, major discoveries, and technological breakthroughs of 2012: from privacy to surveillance, major product launches, successes and catastrophes.
Twitter in review 2012: The good, the bad, and the very ugly
A look back at some of the successes and victories, the bad times and controversies, and the downright ugly failures by Twitter and by its users, during 2012.
Mapping 4G speeds in London: A road test with EE's LTE network
4G is finally here, but how good is it? And does it vary depending on where exactly you are? I took to the London Underground to map out some average download and upload speeds around London, to see how EE's 4G fares.
Windows 8 London launch: 'Is this a queue for the iPad mini?'
Microsoft's Windows 8 is here, but with no UK launch activities I was slightly dubious as to how many people would drag themselves to central London for Currys/PC World's launch event. So, just how many did?
Round-up: EE's 4G phones and prices
T-Mobile and Orange's parent EE has now revealed tariffs for its 4G network in the UK. Here's a look at the operator's line-up of 4G phones, how they compare and what it will cost you to get one.
4G hands-on: Testing the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 on EE's network
EE is poised to unleash 4G LTE services on the UK. ZDNet got hands-on with the network to find out just how fast the first UK-wide 4G network really is.
A look back at the 1906 S.F. quake
When the 1906 quake hit Northern California, author Jack London covered the damage for a magazine. The quake killed untold numbers, but it also gave rise to modern seismology in America. Here's the story with London's photos courtesy of the California Historical Society.