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• 01 September 2008

• News: UK airport tests facial-recognition technology

  Manchester Airport is testing facial-recognition technology as part of the UK £1.2bn e-Borders scheme to tighten controls.

• 30 August 2008

• News: Eight email hoaxes that really worked

  Email hoaxes are rife on the web, but with 30 percent of internet users claiming to have purchased something from a spam email, maybe the scams aren't as obvious as we first thought. Here's our round-up of the eight wackiest email scams that people really did fall for.

• News: 12 tricks to solve common online problems

  Check out these 12 tweaks and tricks that can turn you into an online private investigator. From send emails that self-destruct to seeking revenge on a laptop thief, these top tips will ensure you gain the upper hand online.

• News: Build your PC an internet security suite for free

  If you don't want to fork out for an all-in-one security suite then fear not. We've rounded up the best free apps available online to help you create your own inexpensive PC security system.

• 29 August 2008

• News: Alphabet decides who gets most spam

  Those whose names begin with A are more likely to receive spam that those who start with Z, says new research.

• News: IE8's 'privacy' mode leaks your private data

  Information concealed by the InPrivateBrowsing feature of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8.0 can easily be recovered by forensic experts, a Dutch website has found.

• News: IE8 and Windows 7 'will fix Vista and IE bugs'

  Microsoft will be concentrating on fixing the performance issues that plagued the Windows client OS and Internet Explorer (IE) browser in the next versions of those products.

• News: Apple's quick fix for iPhone unlock woes

  Apple has promised to fix a flaw that enables iPhones to be accessed even when locked.

• 28 August 2008

• News: 'Distraught' McKinnon loses US extradition appeal

  'NASA hacker' Gary McKinnon has lost his European Court of Rights appeal against extradition to the US.

• News: Office of National Statistics: half of UK now banks online

  In a national study of activities on the internet the UK Office of National Statistics reports that nearly half of UK internet users now bank online. The most popular activity of recent Internet users was sending or receiving emails at 87 per cent.

• 27 August 2008

• Opinion: In space, no-one can hear you scream: 'malware!'

  A password-stealing worm is leaping out of the distended hard drives of PCs on board NASA's International Space Station, according to the space agency.

• News: 88% of IT workers would steal sensitive data

  As many as 88 percent of IT workers would consider stealing valuable and sensitive company information if they were made redundant, says a new survey.

• News: Hackers attack those taking revenge on phishers

  Net users that have been retaliating against hackers are being targeted with exploiuts that hijack their computers says a malware researcher.

• 26 August 2008

• News: Hackers resort to 'sick' kidnap spam

  Hackers are claiming they have kidnapped children in a bid to infect PCs with a Trojan Horse virus, says security firm Sophos.

• News: Royal Bank of Scotland loses 1m bank details

  A laptop sold on eBay contained personal details of one million Royal Bank of Scotland customers.

• News: Add-on for Firefox boosts security

  A free-add on that will boost security in Firefox 3.0 has been developed by Carnegie-Mellon University.

• 22 August 2008

• News: US seeks extradition of Brazilian botnet builder

  A Brazilian man has been charged for trying to rent out a botnet that would be used to send spam, US authorities said on Thursday.

• News: 48% say hacker McKinnon should be extradited

  PC Advisor readers are divided over the fate of British hacker Gary McKinnon, who faces a trial in the US if his appeal against extradition to the US is blocked by the European Court of Human Rights next week.

• News: Nokia admits security threat to Series 40 phones

  Nokia has admitted that its Series 40 operating system has security vulnerabilities, and has refused to rule out paying €20,000 to the researcher who exposed the flaws.

• News: Gov't loses data on 4m citizens

  The UK government has lost the personal data of up to four million citizens in one year alone, according to figures calculated by the BBC.

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