Facebook's automatic facial recognition feature has come under criticism
from German privacy advocates. Data protection officials are especially
concerned that the feature is activated without users' consent.
A massive cyber-sweep which netted more than a million bits of cellphone
data in February has ended in the dismissal of Dresden police chief
Dieter Hanitsch.
Deutsche Welle presents 20 projects that will change our lives, and do
it soon - not in the distant future. These researchers are looking for
solutions to burning questions about the future.
Health, mobility, communications and the environment: these are
some of the key
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Fon members freely share or sell WiFi access, which will now be
available to Belgacom subscribers. This is the sixth deal of its kind
with a major European telecom firm.
Solomon Passy describes his recent letter to the EU to expand Internet
access. He tells Deutsche Welle that wireless Internet access should be
as cheap and readily available as hot water or electricity.
US and French researchers have made a discovery that may lead to new
ways of treating and preventing a severe form of epilepsy. They have
uncovered the switch that transforms healthy brain cells into epileptic
ones.
One out of three Germans has a take it or leave it attitude when it
comes to online data protection, a new survey shows. Better information
on the risks and advantages of the Internet would benefit German users.
A proposal by Denmark's Justice Ministry would make anonymous Internet
use impossible. Though it is unlikely to be enacted, the head of a
Danish online group tells DW the measure may point to rising concern for
security.
As the American state of Nevada legalizes autonomous vehicles,
researchers indicate that German and American corporate money is behind
most research into driverless cars.
Scotland Yard has announced the Monday evening arrest of 19-year-old who
may be a LulzSec leader. Meanwhile, the online group announced it had
acquired 2011 UK census data and would soon release it.
