Donald Trump’s team reveals surprising lack of global business knowledgeDo not expect to see tax-driven rush of technology multinationals out of IrelandThu Nov 17 2016 - 05:00
Election exemplified web’s slide into sleaze and belligerenceSocial media can be tools of democracy. In the US campaign they were avenues of bileThu Nov 10 2016 - 05:00
Court challenge to Privacy Shield will have wide reverberationsDigital Rights Ireland’s case against EU-US data transfer deal could spark trade chaosThu Nov 3 2016 - 05:00
Inventions still lag ‘Star Trek’ futuristic technologiesThe promised tech future is never quite what it was supposed to be. DarnThu Oct 27 2016 - 05:00
Acceptance of ‘locker-room talk’ pervades tech industryA third of US men with a degree support Donald Trump despite sexist statementsThu Oct 20 2016 - 05:00
Berlin’s digital culture event re:publica comes to DublinDublin is the first time organisers have taken the 10-year-old festival to another countryWed Oct 19 2016 - 17:56
Tax is not only reason tech firms come to IrelandNet Results: Budget should be about more than tax rates to retain likes of Google, Facebook and IntelThu Oct 13 2016 - 05:30
Net results: Life is getting shorter for tech giantsAs Blackberry found out, it can be hard to shift direction when technology changesThu Oct 6 2016 - 05:40
Microsoft’s Brad Smith talks privacy, Snowden and international law‘People have important privacy rights in their personal information,’ says SmithTue Oct 4 2016 - 18:29
Silicon Valley puts its money on Hillary ClintonNet Results: No California tech firm appears on Trump’s top-25 table of employee contributionsThu Sep 29 2016 - 06:00
Net Results: Flying in the face of technologyUS immigration clearance system at Dublin Airport more of a problem than a solutionThu Sep 22 2016 - 05:00
Apple’s €13bn Irish tax bill does not contain seeds of changeOpinion: If EU and US politicians wanted to change the corporate tax system they wouldThu Sep 1 2016 - 06:00
Blockchain revolution: dawning of a new era onlineThe technology behind bitcoins may fundamentally change how we use the internetThu Aug 25 2016 - 06:00
Karlin Lillington: After 25 years, Linux’s world domination is coming along nicelyBack in the 1990s, it was a major surprise when Intel and Netscape invested in the OSThu Aug 25 2016 - 05:05
Data centre growth comes at price for Irish infrastructureNew centres offer relatively few jobs given the demands they make on Ireland’s power gridThu Aug 18 2016 - 06:35
Net results: What do venture capital units offer the start-up?More and more big companies are creating their own venture investment armsThu Aug 11 2016 - 17:24
Sad realities of our domestic puppy-farming industryRSPCA estimates 30,000-40,000 Irish puppies supplied to UK each yearFri Aug 5 2016 - 01:00
Karlin Lillington: Pokémon monsters in my house? Please goThe game has highlighted the issue of who owns the virtual space around your propertyThu Aug 4 2016 - 09:11
Watchdog takes bizarre legal route in data privacy caseAnalysis: Data commissioner takes needlessly costly route in Schrems caseThu Jul 28 2016 - 06:37
Lackadaisical approach to data privacy cannot lastEuropean Court of Justice insistent that citizens are entitled to privacy protectionsThu Jul 21 2016 - 05:00
Karlin Lillington: Why the Microsoft victory matters to everyone onlineThe Microsoft case matters enormously as it goes to the very heart of the internetFri Jul 15 2016 - 18:48
Safe Harbour’s replacement will remain under scrutinyPrivacy Shield may now be the officially adopted replacementThu Jul 14 2016 - 07:00
Law to allow snooping on social media defies European court rulingState adds to a legislative corpse rather than observe European Court of Justice decisionThu Jul 7 2016 - 05:00
Karlin Lillington: Some positive fallout may come from BrexitA lot of uncertainty remains but there are clearly positives to be exploited over timeThu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
Net results: the tale of Ireland’s technology historyLaunch of the Irish Tech Archives, a initiative from veteran Irish technology journalist John SterneThu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Europe needs to keep up with US on net neutrality issueMany proponents believe Europe’s rules are just semi-net neutral and full of loopholesThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
How Microsoft wooed a long-time Apple userKarlin Lillington: The beautiful Surface Book’s form marries impressively with functionThu Jun 9 2016 - 01:00
Privacy Shield about as useful as Captain America’s shieldData protection and privacy agreement for EU citizens falls far shortThu Jun 2 2016 - 01:00
Digital data deal with US must prioritise vulnerable citizensEuropean Parliament to vote on Privacy Shield agreementThu May 26 2016 - 15:26
There isn’t a single app on my tablet or phone that I don’t resent or mistrustAnnoying and sneaky apps deliberately lie to youThu May 19 2016 - 02:00
Net Results: Lax archival law allows ‘digital black hole’Call for so-called ‘legal deposit’ to cover digital items as well as printThu May 12 2016 - 01:00
US law on global hacking will puncture Privacy ShieldUS supreme court’s action would allow FBI to hack into computers and devices worldwideThu May 5 2016 - 07:05
European Court of Justice is human rights RottweilerECJ has gone from being almost invisible to giving the US government a good, hard shakeThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Karlin Lillington: Why LinkedIn needs to go awayProfessional network and mobile-based plane tickets today’s most aggravating techThu Apr 21 2016 - 10:38
How real is the threat of cyberterrorism?Former FBI agent Andre McGregor says Iran and Islamic State pose the greatest dangerThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:30
Succession of amnesties the real issue in US tax dodgesMost effective way for US government to prevent inversions is to change its own rulesThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
Hypocritical tech firms happy to do business in oppressive regimesTaking a high-profile stance in America is a moral indignation loss leaderThu Apr 7 2016 - 01:00
Deadlier trojans pave way for major bank fraudNew malware operated remotely neutralises usual anti-fraud controlsThu Mar 31 2016 - 10:00
FBI move against Apple set an alarming precedentFBI had wanted Apple to create weakened version of its iPhone software to aid its attempts to unlock gunman’s phoneThu Mar 31 2016 - 07:51
Car hacking danger grows with move to autonomous vehiclesEmergence of connected, non-human controlled cars is giving rise to unforeseen dangers, US experts believeThu Mar 31 2016 - 02:00
Twitter invites absurdity to its 10th profit-free birthdayDespite its popularity Twitter cannot get its mojo togetherThu Mar 24 2016 - 01:00
Impossible to overstate influence of Intel’s Andy GroveDriven and restless Hungarian refugee was former president, chairman and CEO of IntelTue Mar 22 2016 - 14:50
UK Bill a serious concern for privacy and data protectionThe Bill if passed would allow the UK reach into companies based outside its territoryThu Mar 17 2016 - 10:38
Rise of the machines: the threat posed by growing connectivityAn IT security expert has some dire warnings about our brave new worldThu Mar 17 2016 - 08:00
Internet of things may create a world of legal issuesAs more items get ‘connected’, determining liability may prove a challenge for lawyersThu Mar 10 2016 - 01:00
Encryption wars in spotlight after FBI battle with AppleAn unprecedented array of political, security and military officials attend RSA conferenceThu Mar 10 2016 - 01:00
Former US intelligence director backs end-to-end encryptionIntroducing weakened iOS code would be like ‘creating a bacterial biological weapon’Fri Mar 4 2016 - 08:12
Firms need more focus on detecting IT attacks, event hearsRSA conference told many companies too concerned with outdated securityThu Mar 3 2016 - 14:29
US ‘guarantees’ show that proposed Privacy Shield will not protect EU dataRenegotiated agreement between European Commission and US lacks substanceThu Mar 3 2016 - 01:00
‘Irresolvable tension’ exists in data retention, conference toldExperts say governments want to collect data, but are not focused on adequately protecting itWed Mar 2 2016 - 20:51